Looking for moths is very easy. Many people just leave a porch light on and check what is attracted to the light. Others use blacklights and Mercury Vapor Lights that put out light in color spectrums that can be irresistible to moths. Special fermented baits are also used to draw moths in. Read below about different light setups and recipes from bait, that are used by moth’ers, and were sent to Moth Week.
“If there’s one thing moths like, it’s a cheap beer. “The sweeter and stinkier the better,” said Andy Matz, a senior insect science student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A belt of Pabst Blue Ribbon or Colt 45 mixed into a paste of fermented fruit is borderline irresistible to just about any of the estimated …
The Home Bug Gardener celebrated NMW in Edmonton, Alberta. The Bug Gardeners blogged about moths every day of NMW. Here is what he said on July 29th: “Tonight the sun will set on International Moth Week. We’ve had far more fun than expected and the Home Bug Gardeners, moved from moth-neutral to moth-enthusiasts, now understand …
Moth Night at PPA TIME & PLACE: 8-10 pm; Pinelands Preservation Alliance, 17 Pemberton Road, Southampton, NJ 08088 Description: Join PPA, Elena Tartaglia from the Rutgers University Graduate Program in Ecology & Evolution, and PPA volunteer Matt Sichel for an evening of moth observation and education to celebrate National Moth Week. The mission of National Moth Week is …
Moth Night Tonight at Pinelands Preservation Alliance – Pemberton NJ Read More »
The Dustin family in Maine are having a festive moth dinner party with their friends. We are looking forward to photos of moths and people celebrating NMW. Here is the invitation they sent: You and your family are invited to a moth dinner party. Do not be afraid-we will not be eating moths. The menu …
Art meets nature and moths at the “Love Motel for Insects”, Brandon Ballengée series of installations. Celebrate National Moth Week by visiting two of them: one in Washington DC and the other in NYC (see below). Urban Art Projects (UAP) is thrilled to introduce exciting new programming inspired by the desire to bring to the public participatory …
This post is courtesy of Larry McDaniel who is hosting a NMW event in Tennessee: “I live in Johnson City/Jonesborough, in northeast TN and work as a Park Naturalist at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, TN. I have been photographing moths since May of 2008. A few years ago I started up the mail server group tn-moths. I have done many presentations …
NMW Event – Larry McDaniel at Roan Mountain State Park, TN Read More »
Mount Magazine State Parks, like all of Arkansas, has a wide diversity of moth species, though this year’s drought has lowered the number of moths seen each week. Still, lights attract moths at night, some of the silk moths are emerging from cocoons, and day-flying moths such as clearwings may be seen if the diligent …
NMW Events – Lori Spencer’s Moth Ball in Arkansas Read More »
Gene Hardy is hosting a National Moth Week event in Arkansas. Here’s what he has to say about mothing in Arkansas: “In Arkansas, no trap is necessary – just a porch light! Still, I’m planning to make a trap to celebrate Moth Week. Just a box, with some egg cartons and a light; nothing fancy. …
This post is courtesy of Roy Goff, who will be hosting a National Moth Week event in the Gambia! “I will be attempting a light trapping session at Abuko Nature Reserve in The Gambia. This is a nationally protected site of gallery forest operated by The Department of Wildlife and Conservation Management. This is the …
Alison is hosting an event in Ontario and created this coloring book for her daughter who is too young to stay awake for the entire event. Check it out here
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