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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 81792" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everybody.</p><p></p><p>It was a public holiday for us today. We just got back from Canberra this evening and in a rush - we unpacked, dealt with the pets (including the two we're minding for the next week) and then organised dinner.</p><p></p><p>Weird weather - strong winds have been whipping the east of Australia from Brisbane and south to Melbourne. We copped it in Canberra too, but there it was cold. Apparently it's been sweltering in Sydney. So on Saturday we wore thermals and heavy jackets and back home it's skimpy singlets and shorts.</p><p></p><p>And what happens when it's spring, and Sydney gets hit with unexpected warm weather and hot, westerly winds? The bogong moths get blown off course. These moths, a staple food in a traditional diet for the Aborigines in Victorian Alps (and a delicacy, we're told) migrate from the northern border of NSW (where they spend their winters) back to their favourite cave in Mt Bogong, in the Victorian Alps. And right on the way, usually, is our Parliament House in Canberra. They found out the first year it was opened, and all the moths decided to settle in this brightly lit "cave" right on their way. So they now dim the lights in Parliament House every spring. Our Parliament House is actually a very large earth-covered building, brilliant design but very tempting to plagues of moths.</p><p></p><p>But this year - they've all got lost and invaded Sydney. Well, maybe not all. I have seen worse plagues, but it IS just the beginning. It continues until November, so we're in for two months of - yuk!</p><p>husband & I saw ONE moth on Friday in our bedroom just before we left for Canberra. But we came home to the air outside thick with them and you have to be careful to not let them in when you open the screen door - they hang there in droves.</p><p></p><p>They are unwettable. You can't spray them with anything. If you accidentally leave the toilet lid up, they cluster inside and give you an unpleasant startle when you "spend a penny". Imagine having 20 or 30 of these moths fluttering around your nether regions... and if you try to flush them away you get another unpleasant surprise - they don't flush. Instead, they can launch themselves from the water surface and take to the air.</p><p></p><p>They do no harm other than leaving large "moth specks" on the furniture and curtains (and everything else) as well as give you a nasty fright when one lands on your face in the dark. Plus they block air intakes, air conditioning ducts and can burn out electronics.</p><p></p><p>And I really don't know what to do, short of acquiring a taste for them like the original inhabitants of this country. I do have my limits!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/november2002/default.htm" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/november2002/default.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Monday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 81792, member: 1991"] G'day, everybody. It was a public holiday for us today. We just got back from Canberra this evening and in a rush - we unpacked, dealt with the pets (including the two we're minding for the next week) and then organised dinner. Weird weather - strong winds have been whipping the east of Australia from Brisbane and south to Melbourne. We copped it in Canberra too, but there it was cold. Apparently it's been sweltering in Sydney. So on Saturday we wore thermals and heavy jackets and back home it's skimpy singlets and shorts. And what happens when it's spring, and Sydney gets hit with unexpected warm weather and hot, westerly winds? The bogong moths get blown off course. These moths, a staple food in a traditional diet for the Aborigines in Victorian Alps (and a delicacy, we're told) migrate from the northern border of NSW (where they spend their winters) back to their favourite cave in Mt Bogong, in the Victorian Alps. And right on the way, usually, is our Parliament House in Canberra. They found out the first year it was opened, and all the moths decided to settle in this brightly lit "cave" right on their way. So they now dim the lights in Parliament House every spring. Our Parliament House is actually a very large earth-covered building, brilliant design but very tempting to plagues of moths. But this year - they've all got lost and invaded Sydney. Well, maybe not all. I have seen worse plagues, but it IS just the beginning. It continues until November, so we're in for two months of - yuk! husband & I saw ONE moth on Friday in our bedroom just before we left for Canberra. But we came home to the air outside thick with them and you have to be careful to not let them in when you open the screen door - they hang there in droves. They are unwettable. You can't spray them with anything. If you accidentally leave the toilet lid up, they cluster inside and give you an unpleasant startle when you "spend a penny". Imagine having 20 or 30 of these moths fluttering around your nether regions... and if you try to flush them away you get another unpleasant surprise - they don't flush. Instead, they can launch themselves from the water surface and take to the air. They do no harm other than leaving large "moth specks" on the furniture and curtains (and everything else) as well as give you a nasty fright when one lands on your face in the dark. Plus they block air intakes, air conditioning ducts and can burn out electronics. And I really don't know what to do, short of acquiring a taste for them like the original inhabitants of this country. I do have my limits! [url="http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/november2002/default.htm"]http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/november2002/default.htm[/url] Enjoy your Monday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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