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Old 07-07-2015, 11:30 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Johno wrote:
Ah yes, they certtainly do look like pollen beetles.
I live in rural Lincolnshire, surrounded by rape fields and at this time of the year they are everywhere.
Mad the big mistake of going in the garden yesterday wearing an orangey yellow t-shirt. Was covered in the little blighters within minutes!
Harmless things


A nuisance in flowering brassica, being eaten, but harmless even in
quantity :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.