# What Bugs Can't See Bug Lights?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bugs-cant-see-bug-lights/38113
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 24, 2000, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bugs-cant-see-bug-lights/38113 "2000-10-24T15:10:14Z")
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### Author:  [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2000, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bugs-cant-see-bug-lights/38113/1 "2000-10-24T15:10:14Z")
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- I had a regular light bulb in the fixture on the front porch for a long time, until it burned out. Someone bought me a 2-pack of bug-lights (those yellow light bulbs tht say they are “_less_-visible to _some_ bugs”), and I used one last night, and all the regulars seemed to show up just the same. If I turned the light off, they all seemed to calm down immediately, so either they can see it, or they can hear it or smell it, I dunno. What bugs exactly are these things not supposed to attract as much? - MC
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### Author:  [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2000, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bugs-cant-see-bug-lights/38113/2 "2000-10-25T00:45:58Z")
Beats me. I’m thinking the reason they called it a “bug light” is because it attracts the darned things. Every night when I get home after work there are scads of the creatures plastered all over my outdoor light that are happy to accompany me inside. (Fortunately my cats think they’re quite tasty.)