Thrips/Thunder flies
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Onelife
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Thrips/Thunder flies
Apparently they feed off plants..... so why are they eating me alive?
This past few days we've had thousands, if not millions of the tiny things around our garden.....here's hoping we get a change in wind direction so you can experiencing what l am going through...squeak! squeak!
This past few days we've had thousands, if not millions of the tiny things around our garden.....here's hoping we get a change in wind direction so you can experiencing what l am going through...squeak! squeak!
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Mervyn and Trish
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
Maybe you didn't get the Vegan ones?Onelife wrote: 18 Jul 2018, 16:18Apparently they feed off plants..... so why are they eating me alive?
This past few days we've had thousands, if not millions of the tiny things around our garden.....here's hoping we get a change in wind direction so you can experiencing what l am going through...squeak! squeak!
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Stephen
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
More like his cheap after shave.
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Manoverboard
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
One of the simple pleasures of living in the country … just saying
ps ….the crane flies will be along shortly
ps ….the crane flies will be along shortly
Keep smiling, it's good for your well being
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oldbluefox
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
I did a bit hedge trimming the other day and got eaten alive. And it's amazing where they managed to get!!!
I was taught to be cautious
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Stephen
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Get yourself some Jungle spay Foxy
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Onelife
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
I thought the other day was bad......today is even worse.
If it carries on like this l might have to hitch up my tin can and move back into town.....any one got a drive/parking area l could use for a few months?
If it carries on like this l might have to hitch up my tin can and move back into town.....any one got a drive/parking area l could use for a few months?
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Onelife
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
Hi Jan
We had some flying ants launch themselves off from our garden the other day, but not before Susie And Dotty (chickens) had their fair share of them.....wish they could do the same with these dam thunder flies .

We had some flying ants launch themselves off from our garden the other day, but not before Susie And Dotty (chickens) had their fair share of them.....wish they could do the same with these dam thunder flies .
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Stephen
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
Onelife wrote: 22 Jul 2018, 12:37I thought the other day was bad......today is even worse.
If it carries on like this l might have to hitch up my tin can and move back into town.....any one got a drive/parking area l could use for a few months?
Yes, but I want to keep the house prices high round here.
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Onelife
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
Good point Stephen......but l would keep the grass verges down and allow the local kids to pat the pony's 
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Stephen
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
But can you make pegs and grow lucky heather.
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Mervyn and Trish
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
I blame global warming, Brexit and Donald Trump.
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david63
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
You mean that OL's issue is "fake news"
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Onelife
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Yep! And l can tell fortunes
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Onelife
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
I knew you were going to say that David.......l read it in the tea leaves
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Stephen
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
How much am I going to win
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Stephen
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Ooo lovely. Think of the interest
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david63
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
I don't think it is very interesting!!
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Stephen
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Mervyn and Trish
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
Ooo. There's forceful
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Onelife
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Onelife
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Re: Thrips/Thunder flies
Mmmmmmarvellous 