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 Attracting Tabanids
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 16-09-2009 08:53
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
I have taken the advice of Tony T and others and bought a black car. Obviously the primary consideration was the number of Tabanids I could attract just by parking up and leaving the windows open.
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| andrzej grzywacz |
Posted on 16-09-2009 08:58
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 Member Location: Poland Posts: 103 Joined: 09.02.08 |
 great car, outstanding 
Edited by andrzej grzywacz on 16-09-2009 08:58 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 16-09-2009 10:06
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hope it comes with a starting handle...bugger of a thing to jump start on the flat. |
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| Gordon |
Posted on 21-09-2009 08:54
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 Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1101 Joined: 02.01.08 |
Actually my antique Vauxhall (Opal) Kadett is bluey-green and it attracts Tabanids very well, as does the white Lada Niva I sometimes have use of, are you sure colour is significant, I thought they just loved machinery. |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 02-02-2010 10:21
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Gordon: I believe someone has done a study and worked out the most attractive colours. Stubbs talks about it in British Soldierflies. I would assume dark cars are generally better, as they are warmer. Roger: There's a plate over the hole for inserting the starting handle as using it is a great way to break your wrist. You can't push start them either - ruins the gearbox. The dynamo died soon after we bought it and it now has a 6V alternator. In the cold we use a battery booster and a bit of fuel spray stuff, but it is remarkably reliable. Started better than our 12 year old Renault after we'd been away at Christmas time. Susan |
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