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Old 04-02-2012, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil Gurr View Post

Bob, this is compiled from queries received by the RHS from the public so
that it in no way represents what we see as the major pests - only pests
that we don't recognise! It is a 'classic' in the mis-interpretation of
statistics.
Not necessarily that we don't recognise, maybe it's their damage that's not recognised, or maybe the questions are about how to control them.
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