Research Article

Light-Trap Catch of the Harmful Moths Depending of Moonlight in North Carolina and Nebraska States of USA

Table 2

The moonlight parameters depending on the phase angle divisions (Lenoir County, for lunar month of 2003 August) and the relative catches of examined species.

Phase angle divisionsMoonlight (lux)Polarized moonlight (%)Relative catch of
ECBYWBCEWFLWBC

150.0011.0041.4781.1221.4271.453
−140.0021.0471.6761.1461.4941.442
−130.0133.5631.0331.6541.2041.3311.278
−120.0264.4221.0591.5301.1801.1941.218
−110.0435.3651.0771.2961.2841.1611.291
−100.0646.0000.9941.0521.2621.0911.399
−90.0866.3241.0040.7841.3161.0321.374
−80.1106.5761.0350.7921.2320.9461.236
−70.1346.2851.0840.8371.2190.8941.130
−60.1585.7881.0660.9311.0750.8501.014
−50.1794.9500.9990.9160.9530.8240.960
−40.1983.6870.9930.7600.8790.7730.893
−30.2142.4120.9160.5240.7990.6830.813
−20.224−0.4120.8180.4220.7140.5900.607
−10.230−0.1150.7990.5930.6270.4970.494
00.23000.8070.9170.6220.4730.448
10.230−1.1150.9200.8560.6580.5070.491
20.224−0.0410.9360.7190.7180.5770.489
30.2142.5110.9830.5390.8520.7060.554
40.1983.9270.9870.5911.0270.7750.628
50.1795.4121.0170.6321.0880.8450.737
60.1586.8691.0550.7341.1380.9630.741
70.1347.9411.0950.9231.0351.0990.734
80.1108.7141.0731.1721.0491.3390.701
90.0868.7651.0271.3591.0181.3500.769
100.0647.2121.0311.3971.0341.3180.941
110.0436.0831.0561.2561.0431.1511.261
120.0264.9391.0901.1631.0271.2031.484
130.0131.0141.0851.0351.1451.524
140.0021.0221.2841.0391.3851.502