tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post36846973518570505..comments2024-02-26T12:15:56.799+00:00Comments on Stewchat...: Thats better...Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-48815881849607173682010-06-29T20:07:54.929+01:002010-06-29T20:07:54.929+01:00Mark - I usually cover the trap at 4-4.30am, check...Mark - I usually cover the trap at 4-4.30am, checking the sheet etc in the process. I am not finding much outside, other than the one Peppered Moth I had plus a few odds and sods. But I'm not convinved that these individuals wouldnt have just gone into the trap had the sheet not been there in the first place!<br />I have a confession. The other morning I was emptying the trap and placing egg trays at my feet while writing notes. All of a sudden there was a clatter and a Robin took a Poplar Hawk from my toe end! It was cruel to watch it beat the poor creature off the path before taking it into the woods....Must be more careful.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-79722644744347569412010-06-28T21:49:26.568+01:002010-06-28T21:49:26.568+01:00The Green Silver Lines is a beautiful moth, Stewar...The Green Silver Lines is a beautiful moth, Stewart - I bet you are pleased!Emma Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385447781203785369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-70754594709470018872010-06-28T16:47:26.192+01:002010-06-28T16:47:26.192+01:00What sort of time are you empting the trap Stewart...What sort of time are you empting the trap Stewart? The white sheet will not necessarily help to attract the moths (but shouldn't deter them either - otherwise the lamp and sheet method wouldn't work). What it does do though is make the moths easier to see - which goes for the local Robins and Blackbirds as well. This is definitely more of a problem in the peak summer season. Over the years I've found that the earlier I bother to get up, the more individual moths I find around the trap site - but obviously getting up at 3:30am every day is untenable! Currently when I get to the traps at 05:30 there is already a Robin in the garden laughing at me.<br />Even without a sheet, there are some species that always seem to be as likely (or even more likely) to be sitting on the outside, either on the trap, a fence or bushes etcSkevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-33403799098326297472010-06-28T00:53:45.957+01:002010-06-28T00:53:45.957+01:00The green silver lines is gorgeous.The green silver lines is gorgeous.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31159349.post-58072082418324227412010-06-27T23:37:15.560+01:002010-06-27T23:37:15.560+01:00like the green silver lines!like the green silver lines!Ipinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063130576130638977noreply@blogger.com