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Old 08-28-2021, 10:16 AM
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Default Amber Outdoor Bulbs For Fewer Bugs
I’ve searched TOTV and Amazon for outdoor bulbs that attract fewer bugs. Couldn’t find anything on TOTV. Amazon of course has hundreds of yellow bulbs with mixed reviews.

An article on the Internet caught my attention which claimed a scientific side by side comparison of colored bulbs found that warm lights in the 2000K color spectrum attracted far fewer bugs than yellow bulbs, even those that claimed they did not emit hidden blue color.

Unfortunately most of the warm color bulbs that I found appear to have an early Edison-type filament look rather than a more contemporary looking bulb.

Does anyone have experience or opinions about outside lighting that doesn’t attract bugs?