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How Does Color Bugs Affect The Color Bulb Experiment
The purpose of this experiment is to see which color bulb attracts the most insects at night time. I will use the same lamp for both bulbs and put it in the same location outside a window so I can observe the lamp without disturbing the insects with my presence. I will watch one color for ten minutes and wait 20 minutes after to do the other color. This is to make sure the second light is not having similar bugs recorded from the first light. For every observation day I will switch the order of the bulbs to also see if time of day affects amount of bugs observed. This is to try to keep the same condition for both bulbs in each trial. I hypothesize that the orange bulb will attract the most insects as I assume the blue light will be not as bright. …show more content…
I watched through the window for ten minutes and found that no bugs were attracted to the lights I then gave it five more minutes in hope that I will at least see something. Around the twelve minute mark I saw one insect, it appeared to be a tiny flying beetle or cockroach. It only stayed near the light for a minute and then flew away. The rest of the time was spent with no other bugs seen. After the time I immediately went out to take the lamp out and switch the bulb. I then began the blue bulb trial at 10:35 PM, 20 minutes after the end of the orange trial. I gave the blue bulb 15 minutes during that time one tiny mosquito type bug came by for a couple seconds and then flew away. One interesting thing I found during the observation a lizard came out to bask in the light. I found so far on day one I may have to extend the time for the lights to be on longer or I have to change the location of the lamp to see better results. I will decide on this by tomorrow’s …show more content…
I also changed the starting time of the experiment to see if the time of day will change the results. I started with the blue bulb at 11:00 PM and observed it for 20 minutes, in that time I saw no insects come to the light. I then did the orange bulb at 11:40 pm and found similar results no insects were found in the time period watched. The question I form from this observation is: Does the outside streetlights and neighbor lights affecting the results? Above: The lamp in a new position facing towards the left
Day Five: October 17, 2016 (10:00PM)
For this observation I started with the orange bulb and I changed the position of the lamp. I started at the 10 pm and watch the lamp for 20 minutes. In those twenty minutes I saw one flying insect briefly in the light and then it flew away. I then did the blue bulb at 10:40 pm and I found similar results as the orange bulb one tiny bug flew past the light for the entire time period. The question I form from this observation is: What makes insects attracted to light as color does not seem to matter? Observation Days Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five
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