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[Its Me]

has anyone else witnessed the sudden influx of thousends of those worms that crawl around everyware?
not earthworms, brown they get everyware. they have just appeared in their thousands and have all gone to the top of the outside walls ware the roof overhangs {i am in a bungalow ith stone walls}
anyone else got this?
how do i get rid of them.?

[Oracle]

Had one too many, huh?

Any chance you could post a photo ... are they caterpillars?

[Cap]

Yeh, tiny, almost microscopic sons o bit**es.

[Gasman]

Tiny black flies here the past week. But, over in the North last week, I noticed snail trails everywhere. I reckon it is weather related. Cypriots seem to blame everything on the weather.

When I bought a fridge freezer that did not work properly from the off I returned to the shop to complain and the owner actually said 'it is because of the heat' lol! (So it will be fine in the winter then eh?)

I've been wrangling with the pool cleaners this week on account of the pool turning green 2 days after the first major clean (wasn't green before that and never has been before). They came today to clean it again and said 'it is because of the weather'. I tried pointing out to them that that could not be right because the pool they cleaned on the opposite side of the road at the same time had not turned green and I am sure they get the same weather the other side of the road but, alas, I fear my argument was lost on them!

[DT.]

has anyone else witnessed the sudden influx of thousends of those worms that crawl around everyware?
not earthworms, brown they get everyware. they have just appeared in their thousands and have all gone to the top of the outside walls ware the roof overhangs {i am in a bungalow ith stone walls}
anyone else got this?
how do i get rid of them.?

They're called Martouthkia....they come out in March.

[Gasman]

Are these the processionary caterpillars that have the hairs that give a nasty sting?

[Milo]

Caterpillars are not 'worms' these are worms in Cyprus


These are the caterpillars


The worms can do some damage if you have grass (in fact kill it all)but otherwise no problem.

The caterpillars though carry venomous hairs that is extremely bad for pets if ingested, children and adults too can be made sick , if they are the processionary caterpillar call your local municipality and they will be out to spray. Its common thru the med countries.

http://www.grazalemaguide.com/nature-ne ... lars-.html

[Sotos]

has anyone else witnessed the sudden influx of thousends of those worms that crawl around everyware?
not earthworms, brown they get everyware. they have just appeared in their thousands and have all gone to the top of the outside walls ware the roof overhangs {i am in a bungalow ith stone walls}
anyone else got this?
how do i get rid of them.?

They're called Martouthkia....they come out in March.

We used to play with those things when we were kids. No problem at all.

[Oracle]

has anyone else witnessed the sudden influx of thousends of those worms that crawl around everyware?
not earthworms, brown they get everyware. they have just appeared in their thousands and have all gone to the top of the outside walls ware the roof overhangs {i am in a bungalow ith stone walls}
anyone else got this?
how do i get rid of them.?

They're called Martouthkia....they come out in March.

These are great little things. They are real sports. They take to a little teasing really well and can stand up for themselves.

[fig head]

yuk yuk, the pool man came and clean the pool and it was frikin shiny, 5 minutes later couple of those disgusting buggers were dead at the pool floor, god knows where they come from seems like the air blow them every where