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12-05-06, 06:13 PM

Has anyone noticed that there seems to be a lot more bugs out this year than ever before???

I must kill about 30 greenfly in 20 seconds when I get on the M62. I seem to go through patches of them... I only travel about 15miles home but at the same spot on the motorway each evening I get bombarded by them.

I have to wash my visor and bike screen every evening just because of the bugs.

12-05-06, 07:05 PM

Any really big ones, like horseflies, that are still performing thier death throes by the time I get home are duely scraped off and dropped in to one of my carniverous plants as a special treat.

Best bug killers ever. I have one in the kitchen (a pitcher plant), on the windowsill above the bin and two more in the conservatory (another pitcher and a 'flat-leaved-sticky-thing').

The pitchers are great for regular flies, big fat bluebottles and even wasps. It;s a quite satisfying sound hearing their panic'd buzzing when they discover their trapped.

The sticky thing is brilliant at sopping up those really annoying little bugs that wizz about my conservatory.

I rarely have a problem with flies in the house or round the bin ever since I bought them.

12-05-06, 11:54 PM

I went on my first ever long ride yesterday, Blackburn to Bangor i had to stop half way there to clean my visor. Some of them were huge and slid off a few mins later was fun though

The A55 was horrendous for them the front of my bike looks like fly genocide.

13-05-06, 07:19 AM

yeah it is like somethingout of a cartoon when they hit and splat green and white and then sort of slide off the side of the visor and leave a slug trail!

I usually find those on my shoulder stuck in the fabric of my coat when I stop.

13-05-06, 08:04 AM

I got plaster with bug guts yesterday too.

Went from Leeds to Birmingham to Leeds then up the A1 a bit too. By the end I was struggling to see through the slime.

Wore all my waterproof gear due to the predicted rain.
After about 7 hours of riding I was baking for 6.5 and raining on for about 0.5hrs.

13-05-06, 11:46 PM

must admit im not complaining. with all the insects about the fly fishing has been great

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Richie · 14-05-06, 10:01 AM

You can always tell how happy a motorcyclist is by the number of green flys between his / her teeth.

15-05-06, 12:32 AM

Thats exatcly what my dad told me yesterday.

15-05-06, 12:42 PM

That is disgusting

Am now wondering how many I swallowed on the way back from London yesterday

15-05-06, 07:16 PM

12-05-06, 06:13 PM	#1
fullstop102 Guest Posts: n/a	bug killing machine Has anyone noticed that there seems to be a lot more bugs out this year than ever before??? I must kill about 30 greenfly in 20 seconds when I get on the M62. I seem to go through patches of them... I only travel about 15miles home but at the same spot on the motorway each evening I get bombarded by them. I have to wash my visor and bike screen every evening just because of the bugs.

14-05-06, 10:01 AM	#7
Richie fantabulas Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nr Durham Posts: 4,940	You can always tell how happy a motorcyclist is by the number of green flys between his / her teeth. __________________ My Flickr photos

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12-05-06, 07:05 PM	#2
K Guest Posts: n/a	Any really big ones, like horseflies, that are still performing thier death throes by the time I get home are duely scraped off and dropped in to one of my carniverous plants as a special treat. Best bug killers ever. I have one in the kitchen (a pitcher plant), on the windowsill above the bin and two more in the conservatory (another pitcher and a 'flat-leaved-sticky-thing'). The pitchers are great for regular flies, big fat bluebottles and even wasps. It;s a quite satisfying sound hearing their panic'd buzzing when they discover their trapped. The sticky thing is brilliant at sopping up those really annoying little bugs that wizz about my conservatory. I rarely have a problem with flies in the house or round the bin ever since I bought them.

12-05-06, 11:54 PM	#3
MidgetMoose Guest Posts: n/a	I went on my first ever long ride yesterday, Blackburn to Bangor i had to stop half way there to clean my visor. Some of them were huge and slid off a few mins later was fun though The A55 was horrendous for them the front of my bike looks like fly genocide.

13-05-06, 07:19 AM	#4
fullstop102 Guest Posts: n/a	yeah it is like somethingout of a cartoon when they hit and splat green and white and then sort of slide off the side of the visor and leave a slug trail! I usually find those on my shoulder stuck in the fabric of my coat when I stop.

13-05-06, 08:04 AM	#5
ivantate Guest Posts: n/a	I got plaster with bug guts yesterday too. Went from Leeds to Birmingham to Leeds then up the A1 a bit too. By the end I was struggling to see through the slime. Wore all my waterproof gear due to the predicted rain. After about 7 hours of riding I was baking for 6.5 and raining on for about 0.5hrs.

13-05-06, 11:46 PM	#6
madmal Guest Posts: n/a	must admit im not complaining. with all the insects about the fly fishing has been great .

15-05-06, 12:32 AM	#8
MidgetMoose Guest Posts: n/a	Thats exatcly what my dad told me yesterday.

15-05-06, 12:42 PM	#9
jenni Guest Posts: n/a	That is disgusting Am now wondering how many I swallowed on the way back from London yesterday