On 21-Aug-06 Ted Harding wrote:
[...] Also don't forget that the season of Limothrips cerealium (Cereal thrips, aka thunderflies) is only just finished. These very tiny insects are very prevalent in East Anglia, especially in wheat growing areas, and are flushed out in vast numbers by harvesting and thundery weather. They can get inside literally anything, no matter how firmly sealed you think it is!
And, for a bizarre case of trouble caused by infestation (and a bizarre cure), see
http://www.fire.org.uk/BBC_News/News2003/September/bbc300903g.htm
Ted.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 21-Aug-06 Time: 20:38:22 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------