IR (InfraRed) Illuminators / Camers w/ IR Illuminators and insects

[bob4432]

any of you people that run a day/night camera for a security system that has ir leds around it for night illumination, have you notice and increase in the amount of insects? i need to build some illuminators but am hoping it wont be a insect magnet. will probably going w/ ~940nm or so but will be testing w/ both 850 & 940nm - don't want the red glow but want to make sure my cameras will pick up ok w/ the 940.

fwiw, they are low light (.1lux) b/w camers and the manf says they is no filter in them so they should be fine w/ 940nm, but i need to verify before i build them.

i think a few insects are drawn to infrared along w/ some snakes - can they differentiate between a real animals infrared vs a led array of say 40 or so?

 

[theflyingpig]

Actually, many insects use the infrared spectrum to hunt for prey. You see, your lights are interfering with the hunt; basically, you are confusing them. Everyone knows this.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig
Actually, many insects use the infrared spectrum to hunt for prey. You see, your lights are interfering with the hunt; basically, you are confusing them. Everyone knows this.

that is why i am asking about the different wavelengths - do insects see better at a certain wavelength in the ir spectrum, if so i would avoid that. also, i don't have the illuminators up, i was asking what if people were getting a lot more insect issues w/ the illuminators.