Why street lights during night time are warm orange colored and not white lights? Won’t having white lights seem more like daylight?
In: Physics
Orange lights don’t attract bugs in the summer. I’m from a rural area and my mother and grandmother both have pole lights. They used to be white lights back in the 80s and 90s and then I went home and they were yellow/orange. I asked and was told by my mom. No bugs were flying around them. When I was kid, there would be TONS of bugs flying around them all night.
If you parked under one, your car would have a ton of bugs on it. Can also be a little dangerous because a bunch of bugs can bring bats and you don’t want bats flying your house. Especially if you have to leave at night or live in an area where people have window fans. I don’t care how many “cute” photos you see of them on Reddit, bats are disease (rabies) carriers. I don’t care if only 1% carry; it’s that 1% that generally come into contact with humans.
Edit: for the bastards that just automatically downvote everything:
https://www.vulcantermite.com/home-improvement/outdoor-lighting-options-that-wont-attract-bugs/
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