Got loads of the bastards! Upstairs, downstairs you name it they appear.
Anyone got any ideas?

"Geezer"  wrote in message 
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> Got loads of the bastards! Upstairs, downstairs you name it they appear.
> Anyone got any ideas?
>


George, Fred, Wilma, Norman ?

-- 
Vass

"Geezer"  wrote in message 
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> Got loads of the bastards! Upstairs, downstairs you name it they appear.
> Anyone got any ideas?
>


These (if they are really tiny, and leave a bit of red dye when smashed) are 
actually common red spider mites. A miticide can kill them, but only if you 
can see a plant where they have attacked in force. The attack looks like 
little white spots because the spider mites have special mouths designed for 
sucking out the centers of plant cells.

Garden centers usually don't use miticides though, they typically use a 
specialize lady bug which usually feeds on aphids or mites, or sometimes 
they'll bring in another kind of mite called a "predatory mite". Not 
recommended for the inside of your house though.

"Geezer"  wrote in message
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> Got loads of the bastards! Upstairs, downstairs you name it they appear.
> Anyone got any ideas?
>
>


google


http://www.srcf.ucam.org/colonelb/music/we_know_where_you_live/little_red_spiders_lyrics.htm

 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/mites.html

Mark

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:56:31 +0000 (UTC), "Geezer"
 babbled like a waterfall and said:


>Got loads of the bastards! Upstairs, downstairs you name it they appear.
>Anyone got any ideas?
>

Yes, whatever you do don't squash them!

Use a vacuum cleaner to suck them up and immediately empty them.

Get a flat.

At least then you won't get them upstairs !!!  :-)

CG

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> Anyone got any ideas?
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