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Old 25-09-2006, 09:37 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Janet Galpin writes:
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| | I was also wondering what makes the neat single holes in the side of
| | some of the shells and some more googling has established that this is
| | probably nut weevil. Where there is a hole there are normally other
| | insects inside - wood lice or small millipede-type insects - but I
| | presume they could well be opportunists.
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| How small are the holes? Your latter guess seems likely.
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| About 1 to 2 mm?

The reason that I asked is that one of the small rodents (dormouse?)
makes neat, single, round holes - but they are much bigger.


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Nick Maclaren.