Effect of spectral composition of artificial light on the attraction of moths

F van Langevelde, JA Ettema, M Donners… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
During the last decades, artificial night lighting has increased globally, which largely affected
many plant and animal species. So far, current research highlights the importance of artificial …

Shedding light on moths: shorter wavelengths attract noctuids more than geometrids

R Somers-Yeates, D Hodgson… - Biology …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
With moth declines reported across Europe, and parallel changes in the amount and spectra
of street lighting, it is important to understand exactly how artificial lights affect moth …

Reduced flight-to-light behaviour of moth populations exposed to long-term urban light pollution

F Altermatt, D Ebert - Biology letters, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The globally increasing light pollution is a well-recognized threat to ecosystems, with
negative effects on human, animal and plant wellbeing. The most well-known and widely …

Artificial night lighting inhibits feeding in moths

F Van Langevelde, RHA Van Grunsven… - Biology …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
One major, yet poorly studied, change in the environment is nocturnal light pollution, which
strongly alters habitats of nocturnally active species. Artificial night lighting is often …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental light at night has a negative long-term impact on macro-moth populations

RHA van Grunsven, JR van Deijk, M Donners… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
The current decline in insect numbers and biomass is likely due to several factors [1] and
one of the lesser studied factors is the increased artificial light at night (ALAN). Several …

Declines in moth populations stress the need for conserving dark nights

F van Langevelde… - Global change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Given the global continuous rise, artificial light at night is often considered a driving force
behind moth population declines. Although negative effects on individuals have been …

Street lighting: sex‐independent impacts on moth movement

T Degen, O Mitesser, EK Perkin, NS Weiß… - Journal of Animal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial lights have become an integral and welcome part of our urban and peri‐urban
environments. However, recent research has highlighted the potentially negative ecological …

The dark side of street lighting: impacts on moths and evidence for the disruption of nocturnal pollen transport

CJ Macgregor, DM Evans, R Fox… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Among drivers of environmental change, artificial light at night is relatively poorly
understood, yet is increasing on a global scale. The community‐level effects of existing …

Artificial light at night inhibits mating in a Geometrid moth

KG van Geffen, E van Eck, RA de Boer… - Insect Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Levels of artificial night lighting are increasing rapidly worldwide, subjecting nocturnal
organisms to a major change in their environment. Many moth species are strongly attracted …

Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle

DH Boyes, DM Evans, R Fox… - Insect Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The night‐time environment is increasingly being lit, often by broad‐spectrum lighting, and
there is growing evidence that artificial light at night (ALAN) has consequences for …