The effectiveness of mosquito light is based on a number of factors. These include location, proximity to artificial background light and the proximity of the mosquito source. They are also affected by the phases of the moon, which can interfere with the ability of light traps to catch the mosquitoes they are intended to catch.

Light sources that attract mosquitoes are classified into three groups according to wavelength: UVC, UVB, and UVA. According to the study, the most effective wavelengths are between 100 and 280 nm for Culex quinquefaciatus, and between 333 and 405 nm for pipiens.
In this study, six UV-LEDs were randomly assigned to six locations around the campus. Each light source was evaluated against UV fluorescence and incident rate ratios were calculated relative to the reference light trap.

A generalized linear model was used to analyze the main parameter of the light source and the co-parameter of the night collection. It was found that the difference in IRR between the fluorescent and the LED light was relatively small.
Compared to the incandescent control, the LED trap attracted more mosquitoes.

Although the fluorescent and the LED light traps attracted more mosquitoes, they were not as successful in capturing non-target insects. However, the yellow fluorescent light trap caught more non-target insects than the black light trap.