Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it's confusion, not fatal attraction
Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights.
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Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights.
WASHINGTON — Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply inexorably drawn to bright lights.
Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects' navigational systems.
Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects' navigational systems.
Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects' navigational systems.