Yellow LED Bulbs
$4.00
These energy-saving bulbs provide a 60 watt equivalent but use just 9 watts.
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Insect decline? Yellow LED Lights to the Rescue!
Rated to last 10,000+ hours, mercury free, UL listed, waterproof, for indoor & outdoor use.
Security lights on our homes attract moths and other pollinators and cause countless insect deaths. Switch to these yellow LED bulbs, which are far less attractive to insects, and save energy while you’re at it!
Exhaustion
Collisions
Incineration
Dehydration
Increase predation
Blind insects
Misdirect oviposition
Disrupt circadian rhythms, foraging, mating & reproduction*
There’s an easy solution right at hand!
Put a motion sensor on your security lights so they’re not on all night long, and switch to yellow bulbs, which are far less attractive to insects.
*This information comes straight from the presentation given by Doug Tallamy at UCO on August 20, 2022. Thank you, Doug!!
If you missed Doug’s talk, the Oklahoma Native Plant Society has posted the video online here: https://www.oknativeplants.org/video-archive.html