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#21 Offline Wilbo62 - Posted March 17 2018 - 4:59 PM

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Here is the Black-Light Setup I use in my backyard.  I hadn't put my white towels under and around it yet when I took the pic.  There is Army Green Mosquito Netting draped over the patio chairs.  After dark there will be insects crawling all over it!  Found some "unknown at this time" queens and put them in test tube setups in my reptile room.  Have 3 with eggs now! 

Would like to take the setup out on the road with me in my truck, but unsure on how to power the Black-Light from my truck....any tips on how I do that?

 

 

 

 

 

You can't do it for hours on end, but you could always use a 'Car Power Inverter'. There are plenty on Amazon if you look.



#22 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted April 8 2018 - 2:09 PM

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I shouldn't have bought a flashlight...







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