[Strawbale] Re: insects (Psocids)

[Amit Kvint]

Hi,

I had something similar although not sure they were the same bugs, we had
them for a few weeks after plastering and one day they just left with no
known harm done.

Amit

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Chug <chug at strawbale-building....uk> wrote:

> Hi Peter
>
> I had this reply from Karl Jay-Lewin   kjl AT findhorn.com
> bale on
> Chug
> chug at strawbale-building....uk
> http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/
> .
>
> You may pass on my email to the people with the problem.
> Basically we used a de-humidifier to bring moisture content of bales
> down below what the little creatures
> needed to breed and live. in the meantime we sealed off as many gaps
> as possible eg putty under skirting, under window ledges, laid down a
> non-toxic silica substance to ill them off, and when we got really
> pissed of resorted to chemical warfare and weapons of mass destruction.
>
> regards, karl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "peter van balen" <peter at tentotwo...>
> To: <strawbale at amper....muni.cz>
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 7:18 PM
> Subject: [Strawbale] Re: insects (Psocids)
>
>
> Does anyone lnow of these little insects to be present (in small numbers?)
> in dry straw bales ? We've got 2-3mm long insects coming out of the bales,
> I
> think, (and only visible when "walking" over the woodwork), that look like
> this :
> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/strawbales/Psocids?authkey=m9uYiMySu7g
> The bales were very dry (having been stored in a polytunnel; measured
> humidity in straw 8-10%) when put in the house (as in-fill); now the
> measured humidity has increased till about 15%, still fine I think. The
> bales have not been plastered (yet).
> Any thoughts?
> Peter (van Balen)
> France
>
> ===========================
>
> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 18:56:04 +0200
> From: "Lieve Van Landeghem"
> Subject: [Strawbale] Re: insects... (Rikki Nitzkin
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> Rikki, there is a thread called Psocids infestation in the August 2004
> archives.
> I remember I sent another email at a later date, but can't remember when
> that was.
> It took 3 years for the bugs to disappear completely in my house.
> I remember they had a clear preference for the white ceilings and every
> September their number decreased spontaneously.
> Hope this info helps.
> Regards, Lieve.
>
>
>
>
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