Construction — Eco-friendly LED bulbs used in streetlamps along motorways

Eco-friendly LED bulbs used in streetlamps along motorways produce more light pollution and kill off insects, study shows  Eco-friendly light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs used in streetlamps produce more light pollution and are killing off insects, a new study shows.  Researchers in England found LED streetlights kill off nocturnal moth caterpillar populations by 50 per cent, compared to areas without the lights.  Despite being marketed as environmentally friendly, LED lights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional yellow sodium bulbs they are replacing.  They're often energy-efficient, cheap to run and brighter with more blue wavelengths, but this means they're...