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Post by Khalid Fadil on Jun 28, 2011 20:21:04 GMT -8
Just so all of you know, my MV Bulb is a 250-watt un-ballasted. Is it the kind that survives water or not? Well in that case you should just buy more of them. Aren't they inexpensive even over there? The only way to know for sure is trial and error - but there would be no harm in propping up some sort of rain guard if you know it's going to pour. Some of the best collecting is on a rainy night! I would, but I can't find any. I've never seen an MV Bulb being sold in Malaysia. All I can find are those bulbs which look identical to an MV, but aren't MV. I actually, have another one, but that one needs a choker since its ballasted and every shop I check for the choker says I've got to buy a whole new set just to get the choker. The guy I bought the bulb from said it didn't need a choker... He lied... Its a Belgium-made Sylvania 250-watt.
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Post by collector on Jun 28, 2011 21:52:15 GMT -8
I agree the best moth collecting is during or right after it rains. This is how I protect my MV lamps. I make my own light setup, the lamp socket fits into a tripod, and I can attach a transperant umbrella to the tripod if it starts raining. I bought the umbrellas in China for 1 dollar, and it works great for me. Bedros
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Post by collector on Jun 28, 2011 21:58:25 GMT -8
here is the picture (I hope) Attachments:
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Post by Khalid Fadil on Jun 29, 2011 14:02:23 GMT -8
here is the picture (I hope) Now, that's absolutely genius...
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Post by Chris Grinter on Jun 29, 2011 19:59:22 GMT -8
Huh that's odd Jeff, some of my best nights in IL were on hot misty/light rain nights. Of course once a storm really picks up almost nothing flies, but when things are light the moths really pop out at least IMHO.
Otherwise it depends on location...in Central and South America nights when the rain was steady and moderately heavy were some of the most impressive.
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Post by prillbug2 on Jun 29, 2011 20:37:49 GMT -8
Belize was excellent, but the only time anything came in during the rains which occurred between 6PM, 9PM, and 11-12, was when it was knocked out of the canopy, and that was usually only after the rain had stopped. Here in Illinois, the only time you ever find anything is after the rains. In Southern Illinois, we were down in Anna Joneboro, and we collected some Errynnys obscura at a gas station in Anna, that was worth collecting. That was in September of 1999. The problem is that atmospheric pressure drops too low, and the temperature drops considerably. Therefore, nothing flies, except common species. I'm better off putting it in the woods on a hot, humid night, when the temperature is at or about 85 degrees most of the night, and there's mist in the lowlands. That kind of simulates those hot misty/ light rain nights that you talk about. Otherwise, here in Peoria, the Illinois River tends to kill everything, too. My last collecting night at Banner Marsh Conservation Area, was a dead night, even though I wanted to go to Reed City Park and place the lights in the woods, which is nearby. I was mainly after beetles, but it was all common, and I didn't want anymore records of them. This year, the weather has been crazy, severe storms with tornadoes, especially down in Mason County. The best weather has been hot humid nights, but in the woods where I can keep a running record of possible host plants in the area. Then there are the bamboo moths which I'm looking for, which do not come into lights and pretty nearly have to be swept out of the foliage when I can find them. Jeff Prill
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