Watkins & Doncaster | Field Equipment |  Moth traps - battery powered




Our battery-operated traps all operate with a 12V power supply making them very portable.
All our traps catch moths alive so that they are ideal for survey work, population counts and collecting fertile females for breeding programmes.
Prices are subject to VAT for UK and EU customers.

E7484 Moonlander moth trap with Goodden Light
A new moth trap, designed for field use in remote areas, which has a ground floor entrance via a foam funnel. The trap has netting sides supported via three struts but easily dismantles to transport flat.
Supplied with the Goodden Light which is a 6W dual tube unit designed with integrated solar switch to turn the tubes on at dusk and off at dawn.
The tubes work from 12V batteries from 7.5ah upwards or can be plugged into the dashboard of a vehicle.
Moonlander moth trap with Goodden Light £192.00 Ex VAT

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12V Portable Heath/Rigid Moth Traps

Small compact 6W and 8W moth traps which run from a 12volt DC supply - either through a 12 volt battery with a minimum rating of 12ah or can run from the mains supply with a mains unit (available separately, see below for details).
The traps are highly suitable for beginners where cost is a major factor, and their portability makes them ideal for collecting in remote areas where no electricity or generators are available. A solar switch is also available which will turn a trap on at dusk and off at dawn.

E7585 6W Heath trap
A lightweight trap which dismantles flat for easy transport.
Complete trap as illustrated, but excludes power supply (battery or mains unit - see Power supplies below)
6W Heath trap £82.15 Ex VAT

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E7585C New Combo 6W Heath trap
6W Heath trap as above but with a combined ballast unit and solar switch - saving some of the additional cost of buying a separate solar switch.
Complete trap as illustrated except for power supply (battery or mains unit - see Power supplies below)
New Combo 6W Heath trap £102.15 Ex VAT

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E7588 8W Rigid portable trap
Lightweight plastic bucket design which is easy to dismantle and clean.
Complete trap as illustrated, but excludes power supply (battery or mains unit - see Power supplies below)
8W Rigid portable trap £75.15 Ex VAT

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E7588C New Combo 6W Rigid portable trap
Rigid trap as above but with a 6W tube and a combined ballast unit and solar switch - saving some of the additional cost of buying a separate solar switch.
New Combo 6W Rigid portable trap £95.15 Ex VAT

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12V Heath/Rigid trap spares:

E7586 9" actinic tube - 6 watt9 £9.05 Ex VAT

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E7587 9" Black actinic tube - 6 watt9 £14.70 Ex VAT

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E7589 12" actinic tube - 8 watt12 £11.15 Ex VAT

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Z690 6W Tube and vanes unit (Heath)
ready-wired with cable and plug
£25.85 Ex VAT
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Z6900 8W Tube and vanes unit (Rigid)
ready-wired with cable and plug
£28.75 Ex VAT
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Z685 Ballast unit
Complete with battery lead
Ballast unit £32.00 Ex VAT

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Z686 Solar switch
This will turn the trap on at dusk and off at dawn.
Solar switch £32.50 Ex VAT

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Z6865 Ballast/Solar combo for 12V traps
New integrated ballast unit and solar switch - just one box to hang on the side of the trap.
Ballast/Solar combo for 12V traps £52.00 Ex VAT

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Z687 Spare large funnel for Heath/Rigid trap £5.90 Ex VAT
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Power supplies for 12V traps:

E7583 Mains unit - Heath/Rigid trap
For either 12V moth trap to enable the trap to run from the mains 240 volts. Supplied with 7m of cable.
Mains unit - Heath/Rigid trap £45.70 Ex VAT

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Z683 Rechargeable 24ah 12V sealed battery £46.95 Ex VAT
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Z6831 Rechargeable 12ah 12V sealed battery
Smaller, lighter alternative to the Z683 which will operate a trap for a shorter period of time (approx overnight) before needing to be charged.
Rechargeable 12ah 12V sealed battery £29.85 Ex VAT

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Z684 Battery charger for sealed batteries £27.80 Ex VAT
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