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29/4/2008 at 5:57pm
 Location: Suffolk
 Outfit: Swift Dannette
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Just brought our first caravan, its oldish, but in good condition, and we have done a bit or work to it to make it "ours" stereo, new cupboard handles, new curtains, and a good clean etc.

Have only one issue with the van.. the last owner took the bungs out of the inner window pane at some point (think it was his young children) and now theres a whole "host" of dead and dried bugs inside a couple of the windows (some are larger than the windows so i think they must have grown up in there.

I have tried everything I can think of short of high explosives, to clear them out, but to no avail  , has anyone has this experiance before and if so is there a way to remove them (I was thinking of drilling the holes out a bit so they are slightly bigger and then shake the windows and try to get them out that way)

Any suggestions very welcome.

Or if there is an entemologist who wants some samples for his lab he can have them if he can get me some bug free windows



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29/4/2008 at 6:05pm
 Location:  Cornwall
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try looking here

 

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29/4/2008 at 6:08pm
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Great, thanks for that, will give it a go with the Dyson :)

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30/4/2008 at 9:06am
 Location: midlands
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hi there yr there easy to get out use an air pump  to suck them out with a small fishtank air line  put air line in hot water push into hole over bugs then turn pump on in revesre  that hows i did mine many yrs ago  hope it wrks 4 u m8  let me no  .happt caravaning


30/4/2008 at 9:29am
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we have bugs in our window aswell :O( i have learnt to live with them,but they look blinking awful some are rotting its not very nice..a window full of decomposing flies aren't nice really..we have an air line and pump on our fish tank...ill ask my hubby to read what u have said Tapey cos i dont understand i haven't a clue :O)

thanks :O)



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30/4/2008 at 1:10pm
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I always thought you could iron out bugs. ha haaaaaaaaaa!!


30/4/2008 at 5:14pm
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Thats gives me another option Thanks :) will let you know which one works after the weekend

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30/4/2008 at 9:38pm
 Location: cardiff south wales uk
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ha ha he he,this is so funny, i to have bugs in my window's never had a clue how to get them out untill now im gonna have a go first thing tomo!!!! i will miss the bleeders though!!!!!!!!!! lol goodluck with yours aswell!!

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01/5/2008 at 6:23pm
 Location: Lancashire
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if you can get a tube small enough to go through the holes,like the tube for screen wash on a car.tape this to a vacuum nozzle.

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