mtigges@NOSPAMPLEASE.SHAW.CA on mon 4 jul 05
I did a 06 bisque yesterday, and a strange thing happened this
morning. I noticed a fly on the lid of one of my casseroles. Dead of
course. I always leave the top peep hole open for bisque. Then I
noticed three other flies, all the same kind. Tiny mosquitoes called
noseeums. Because you can't see them well, I'm not sure if they are
all over, or if our name is common. Anyways, why would these flies
enter the kiln. I know that predatory insects follow CO2, but is
there that much coming out of a cooling kiln? I've never noticed this
before.
Happy Birthday to all of the Americans on the list.
Mark.
Snail Scott on tue 5 jul 05
At 09:05 AM 7/4/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>I did a 06 bisque yesterday, and a strange thing happened this
>morning. I noticed a fly on the lid of one of my casseroles. Dead of
>course. I always leave the top peep hole open for bisque. Then I
>noticed three other flies, all the same kind...Tiny mosquitoes called
>noseeums...
I never got no-see'ems in a cooling kiln, but for
a while I got box-elder beetles while loading
and candling. They left localized reduction marks
where they burned off. They also got into the wet
clay, so I just squished 'em in and left them. As
long as they were buried below the surface, no
problem. Would have been a hassle to throw or trim,
though. ;)
I don't think the beetles were seeking out the clay
or the kiln; they were everywhere. The no-see'ems
I can't guess at, though they seem most common on
very warm days. Maybe they just like the heat?
-Snail
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