The Pleasures of Summer Moth Watching

The Pleasures of Moth-Watching

Summer isn't just butterfly season and tomato season, it's also high moth season. And while you may think that a moth garden doesn't sound quite as enchanting as a butterfly garden, I beg to differ. Thanks to guidance from some patient experts, these days you can call me the moth gardener.

Light pollution at night is a major killer of insects, particularly moths, contributing to global insect decline, so if you have security lights, operate them on a motion sensor, or switch bulbs to yellow LEDs, which are less attractive to insects.