GRRRR!! Thunderflies

COVEC

Encounters several swarms of these little blighters today, must have had my daily RDA of protien from them
Is it breeding time at the moment of just a Lincs. phenonmenom.

COVEC

OffTheBackAdam

They were out in force at Brands Hatch for the WTCC. Worse still are those little black beetles that have a huge attraction for anything yellow!

Richie G

Worse still are those little black beetles that have a huge attraction for anything yellow!

It was my turn to marshall the club 10 last week - needless to say the beetles loved my yellow hi-vis!

martinwitnam

Went out yesterday on my bike and when I returned home jumped in the bath and there was a floating crust of wiggly things when I got back out.

Evil_Cod

they've been around in south links for 3 weeks at least!!!!

geoff_ss

I think all flying insects are attracted to yellow. Perhaps because they think it's edible. The only meat I eat comes from insects committing suicide by flying into my mouth

I sometimes visit Barkston Heath airfield in Lincolnshire (nr Ancaster) and there seem to 100s of cochchafer beetles flying around in the evening. They're huge. Ingesting just one should keep a cyclist going for miles

Geoff

Tackle

I too have had recent encounters with these small beings. Just got back from a week cycling around the Macon area of southern central France, covered in them on a daily basis.

janetthompson

They love me. In blue, in white. Colour makes no difference. :idea: Insect repellent might... Must try it tomorrow!