Clima Pest Guard in a room with other lights on?

Room lights don’t seem to bother mine much, but I did notice it pulls way more when I leave it on the balcony overnight versus inside with the TV going. Brought it on a work trip and it sat in a bright hotel room for two days catching basically nothing. Dark corner, that’s where it actually earns its keep.

Mine still catches stuff with the ceiling light on, so I don’t think total darkness is required. That said, I noticed it works way better once everyone’s asleep and the room’s actually quiet and dim. First few days I didn’t get much either, took about a week before I found anything in it.

Lights off is what actually makes it worth having.

I run mine in a room where I usually keep a small reading light going and it still does its thing. The UV is basically competing with whatever light is around, so yeah a lamp or TV is going to dilute it a bit, but it’s not like it shuts off completely. Where mine really struggles is if it’s sitting right next to something bright, then it’s basically wasting the night. Move it further from the light source and it picks up more. I honestly don’t think total darkness is required for it to function, but it definitely helps the odds. A few days isn’t much time either, the tray stays empty for a while before you see anything worth noting.

Mine has been running in the living room while we watch TV at night and it still picks off the occasional moth, so I don’t think it needs pitch black. The catch tray was empty the first few days though, which had me second guessing it too. It picked up once the weather got warmer here.

It doesn’t need pitch black. Mine sits in a room with a TV going most nights and it still pulls in the occasional bug. The UV just gets a bit of competition, that’s all. If you expected a massacre in three days, that’s on the marketing, not the lamp.

Mine definitely still catches stuff with the lights on, so it’s not a total waste. I’ve had mine by the window in my office for about a month now and it’s been picking off gnats and the occasional mosquito even with my desk lamp right next to it. Give it a bit longer, a few days isn’t really enough to judge.

Lights on definitely cuts down what it pulls in, in my experience. I ran mine in a dark bedroom for a week and got a decent amount, then moved it to the living room with lights going and it barely caught anything. Not saying it’s useless but acting like lighting doesn’t matter at all is wrong.