5th October 2009
For the last few weeks we have been discovering big green bugs all over the
van. At first we though they were coming in from outside but last night
discovered that they have made a home in two of our rooflights. There
seemed to be quite a colony and for lack of any other way of getting rid of
them we decided the bug killer spray was going to have to be used. We gave
them one spray and then went for a walk round the village while the fumes
disapated. We returned to the sound of crawling, the spray had managed to
disturb them and they were coming out everywhere. So fumigation number 2
was required and yet another walk round town. We are in a place called
Altidona surrounded by olive groves (picture), a hill top town in Marche,
and about 5km from the adriatic coast. The views from here are stunning,
with the moonlight reflected from the sea, and the town itself is all lit
up. Chris has been having great fun with his camera and tripod perfecting
the night shots. If it wasn't for having to come back to bugs everywhere it
would have been wonderful.
Anyway I am now sat on the bed (as far away from the rooflights as
possible) as I write this while Chris is slowly brushing dead and dying
green bugs out of the rooflights. I am slightly worried we will be finding
them everywhere for days and days, I have already found a few in the toilet
roll! I also (Stupidly?) feel bad for having to kill them.
So am off to bed to sleep very firmly under the duvet covers and hopefully
there will be no bugs at breakfast!
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