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With a few niggly tasks addressing soon it's looking like one of these could be the answer.
The one thing I'm unsure about is how efficient they are at sanding metal. I see it mentioned ideal for rust removal but not much talk of actual sanding: say imperfections in the finish, as I have some railings to paint at some point.
Also Mother's lost the keys to a padlock on her shed and I wondered if one would cut through that.
I also need to get to an awkward tucked away enclosed spot in a Keter bunker to remove the clips on a prematurely clipped in piece so there needs to be an extension option to fit a tiny cutting wheel.
If anyone can advise a little before I buy one I'd be grateful.
Or other insect fanciers, or whatever you're known as.
I've been seeing this insect a lot which turns out to be a mimic fly; Bombylius major.
Now I could see it wasn't a bee and yes I've probably seen them hundreds of times but I've never taken much notice until now.
So having looked it up and seeing it positions its lava where it can crawl into the homes of solitary bees and eat their own offspring, my question is this.
Is their existence beneficial overall taking into account that although they do pollinate themselves they are also responsible for killing other pollinators?
I have my second fly of the year in here and the prospect of a summer of this again is doing my head in already.
I have a chain at the front door, nets at the windows but they find a way.
Are the wall-fitted zapper contraptions of much use? I know they kill moths too which I'm not so keen on. Do they attract enough mosquitoes though as a bonus to level things up a bit on the moth risk?