National Geographic Kids - UK (2022-03)

(Maropa) #1

Uganda’s growing
electrical grid has made
large-scale traps more
common. Insect collectors,
who lash lights to the
ends of wooden poles,
can amplify bulbs to
1,200 watts—some 20
times stronger than a
standard household bulb.
The light attracts more
crickets, but it also puts
harvesters at risk of UV
burns and eye damage.

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