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Placement suggestions for insect light traps. |
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- Use in areas of high fly activity inside doorways and locks. Flies are attracted indoors by food odors, warm air and light coming from doorways, windows, roof vents and other openings in buildings.
- Place traps 5-15 feet inside doorways or dock openings. Gust of wind and breezes push small insects inside rooms.
- You should aim the U.V. light into the building so that it cannot be seen from outside. You do not what to attract flying insects inside the building because they can see an Insect Light Trap. This is a simple mistake to avoid.
- Space light traps 25-50 feet apart on the inside of exterior walls. the number of insect lights used willl vary based on (a) insect pressure (b) desired control level and (c) veiwability of light traps into all hallways. Traps only work if they can be seen.
- Wall placement of light traps is preferred. Traps located 3-6 feet above the floor are closer to where flith flies spend most of their time feeding and laying eggs.
- Ceiling hung positioning for light traps is often the choice in dock areas. The heavy shipping and receiving traffic can damage wall areas and wall mount traps, therefore ceiling locations are chosen to avoid accidental damage or when ther are no lower positions to install light traps.
- Insect Ultra-Violet bulbs need to be changed each spring. March/April is the time to mark on your calender to change bulbs. Some southern regions, where temperatures allow year round flying insect activity require twice yearly bulb replacement.
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