black-light trap

black′-light′ trap`


n.
a trap for insects that uses ultraviolet light as an attractant.
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References in periodicals archive
To obtain a reference collection of insects available to bats, a black-light trap consisting of a universal collecting system and a collecting light (BioQuip Products, Inc., Rancho Dominguez, California) was used to capture insects.
Trophic ecology of the free-tailed bats Nyctinomops femorosaccus and Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Big Bend National Park, Texas
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