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Bugs that live in or around electircal equipment
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MathWizard:
I've seen video's of people repairing computers and TV's, or car's too, that had bug infestations, like ants and cockroaches. One time I was cleaning a doorbell button, and it looked like the two halves should be sealed tight. But it had probably 20 Earwigs living in it, soaking up heat from a little light.

Anyone have any horror stories ?
Muttley Snickers:

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Infestation of moth larvae in multiple ionisation smoke detectors at a girls boarding house.   :o

Many years ago when I first started out working as a security contractor I was sent out to check an existing system for numerous false alarms. The connected smoke detectors were mounted up high on 14' ceilings so I was using 12' steps and as I removed the first sensor I got completely covered in what initially appeared to be maggots.   ::)

Kleinstein:
I had some thrips kind insects in the LCD monitor between the backlight and active layer. I  was wondering about the extra "," for quite some time. It got pretty anoying and was not easy to remove. I have no idea why these insects go there - really nothing to eat there.  They are common in picture frames too - so not just electronics.
iMo:
Long time back on the "material technology" class I learned they (we had some large cable producers here) put special chemicals into the isolation material on cables dedicated for markets outside Europe (they said Africa, but I do not want to discriminate other continents here..).. Otherwise the animals/insects there will eat the isolation stuff as they like it much..
Sredni:
Hundreds and hundreds of ants dead inside the doorbell, to the point that it was no longer possible to push it.
I wonder if the used it as a cemetery, of if they wandered in through the conduit and then... "Hey, what is this wir----" ZOT!
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