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Old 26-07-2010, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by aquachimp View Post
Anyone know what those small ("3-4 mm long X maybe 2mm wide) black
creatures are that land on one's unprotected arms whilst one is
trimming a (fagus) beech hedge and then they have a real good chomp?
Those bites are fierce, wouldn't they prefer aphids or something else?
Sort of pointed oval, with the sharp end at the front?

No, I don't know what they are ;-)

But I was bitten twice this morning while pruning a hazel.