Other Thunderbugs (Thrips)

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  1. samkiller42

    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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    Ok, so it seems to be that time of year, and i'm being annoyed by these damn insects
    I currently have them crawling around my tft, and inside it, currently have 3 live one's and 3 dead one's inside my screen, behind the glass panel, but infront of the pixels, and on a £750 screen, that's just taking the p**s

    So, has anyone else got these on/in their screens? are they pestering you?

    Post your thoughts below.
    Cheers

    Sam
     
  2. Herbicide

    Herbicide Lurktacular

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  3. profqwerty

    profqwerty What's a Dremel?

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    There's several 1000 Cichadas screeching away outside at the moment; not as annoying as your problem but it can get annoying.
     
  4. charlesbeams

    charlesbeams TRANCEFORMer

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    not got them around here yet, but i really do hate them, so annoying.
     
  5. samkiller42

    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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    Ok, now i have 5 dead insects in view:wallbash:

    Sam

    Edit, make that 6. Would Dell take the screen back and get rid of them for me as it's still under their warranty?
     
  6. Smegwarrior

    Smegwarrior Fighting the war on smeg

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    Call them and tell them that your monitor is full of bugs that are affecting your viewing experience and compromising the use-ability of their product due to design flaws that have allowed the bugs in. :D
     
  7. mikeuk2004

    mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool!

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    lmao

    You got more of those bugs in your screen?? I remeber when you found the first one. How are they getting in between the screena nd the glass???
     
  8. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    How do you have so many? I live at the back of a field, and get a massive number wanting to come in, just shut the curtains/turn off the light. :p
     
  9. CarlT2001

    CarlT2001 What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah, I got one in my lappy. Saw it crawling around in the screen and I stupidly decided to jab my finger on to it...now have a dead bug permanently splodged as part of the desktop.
     
  10. samkiller42

    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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    I have Tangmere Nurseries just behind me, so loads of fields with crops...and food, damn, looks like i need to phone Dell up, considering i sent them an email, and i've had nothing back at all, might ask if they will replace my 3007 with the new 3008:naughty: Worth a shot.

    Sam
     
  11. Ramble

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    Yea I usually get a few this time of the year, not a huge amount. They always manage to get out again/die out of view.
     
  12. Smegwarrior

    Smegwarrior Fighting the war on smeg

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    Hang a bug zapper outside.
     
  13. Guest-16

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    Why do thunderbugs exist? They're about as useful as a cock flavoured lolly pop.
     
  14. Flibblebot

    Flibblebot Smile with me

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    Which, apparently, sells very well in certain parts of Soho & Brighton :D
     
  15. ToMMo

    ToMMo What's a Dremel?

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    I think I'd prefer them in my monitor than all over me making me itch like crazy, damn they are annoying. They've also decided to all swarm all over my freshly washed clothes :(
     
  16. Nedsbeds

    Nedsbeds Badger, Slime, Weasel!!

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    We had a bug in our fire system at work. It kept going off.Actually, Make that hundreds of thunderbugs in one of the detectors. most annoying
     
  17. Ramble

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    Just searching about these in LCDs because I was curious, and apparently a good way of keeping them at bay is to gently wipe an insecticide containing perethrin - with a tissue on the monitor vents and any other entrance.
     
  18. Major

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    Gay people love em though, ask Cardjoe.
     
  19. Ramble

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    You seem to have extraordinary insider knowledge of gay people Major...
     
  20. Danius

    Danius What's a Dremel?

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    Hi, im dan, i am a expert on knowing about thunderbugs, because they piss me off to the holy high heavens.

    heres what ive learned, by examining billions of thunderbugs/thrips over the few year ive lived near the countryside and squashed them.

    1: The come from CORN FIELDS

    2: They CAN spread disease

    3: Some people have allergic reaction to them

    4: They serve NO usefull purpose in life, kinda of like me
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    That's only a few, stupid farmers, no offence to any one who is a farmer, but they dont care about them, because they are making alot of money from corn fields, they just plague the entire UK.

    There is litrally billions of them, i walked outside this morning for example and got covered in them it was unbelivable.

    SO, i would kindly like to suggest to any insane person out there who might read this, please, either shoot every farmer in this effing country, or burn every field that exists.

    Thank you .
     

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