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Insects Don't Swarm at LED Lights

Hacker News | Nov 4, 2026 | speckx

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Incandescent lights transmit UV but LEDs do not. From: Experimentally comparing the attractiveness of domestic lights to insects: Do LEDs attract fewer insects than conventional light types? Thus, LEDs are less attractive to many insects than lights which emit UV light. — Experimentally comparing the attractiveness of domestic lights to insects: Do LEDs attract fewer insects than conventional light types?

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