P321 Teletext 321 Aug22 18:42:33 INVASION OF THE BUG ——————————————————————————————————————— They are big, green and hungry — and if global warming continues at its present rate they may soon run riot in Britain. Giant warm-climate grasshoppers have already been spotted in France and experts fear they could bj poised to leap across the channel. In 1998, 20,000 different species of bugs from cockroaches to cranflies invaded Britain, attracted by higher temperatures caused by global warming. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— News in Focus 320 Green Scene 130 C4 NEED A LOAN? YES,p.359 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Aug22 17:24:01 INVASION OF THE BUG ——————————————————————————————————————— Giant warm-climate grasshoppers could soon run riot in Britain if global warming continues apace, it is warned. A study by Insect Investigations Ltd, affiliated to the Univjrsjty of Wales, found the new arrivals could njvjr previously survive the British winter. But with Britain's increasingly warmjt climate, the grasshoppers were able to move and reproduce at an alarming rate. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— News in Focus 320 Green Scene 130 C4 NEWS AND SPORTS HEADLINES ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE: www.teletext.co.uk Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Aug22 18:10:12 INVASION OF THE BUG ——————————————————————————————————————— Britain could bj poised for an invasion of giant warm-climate grasshoppers from France, insect experts have warned. Southern European scorpions have been established in south east England with 1,000 found at Sheerness in Kent — probably arriving in imported food. The eurowasp, a giant species twice the sjzj of the US wasp, is crossing the channel in growing numbers since it landed from the Continent in the 1980s. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— News in Focus 320 Green Scene 130 C4 THE LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS p410 ITV Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Aug22 17:46:11 INVASION OF THE BUG ——————————————————————————————————————— Global warming could lead to an invasion of giant warm-climate grasshoppers to Britain, experts warn. A colony of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, anopheles algjriensis, has been spotted on Anglesjy, north Wales. Steatodanoblis, a slightly poisonous black and brown spider from the Canary Islands, colonisjd a school on the Isle of Wight in 1995. One classroom assistant was bitten on the shoulder ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— News in Focus 320 Green Scene 130 C4 TELETEXT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWS PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Aug22 18:02:19 INVASION OF THE BUG ——————————————————————————————————————— Giant grasshoppers could bj the latest insect to invade Britain, experts warn. In June 1998 the Govjrnmjnt gave £190,000 to a termite termination unit to eliminate Britain's first colony of timber-eating insects — thought to bj more than a million in number. The termite colony, which destroyed two Devon houses, is believed to have been established in a bungalow when a previous owner bought a Spanish plant. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— News in Focus 320 Green Scene 130 C4 TONIGHT'S TV ON ONE PAGE p121 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Aug22 18:24:31 INVASION OF THE BUG ——————————————————————————————————————— Global warming is threatening an invasion of giant warm-climate grasshoppers to Britain. Dr Peter McEwan, an entomologist from the Univjrsjty of Wales, Cardiff, said: "It is thought more deaths have been caused by insects transmitting disjasj than all of man's wars put together." Hollywood ensured creepy-crawlies are popular with British children, with hit animated films Antz and A Bug's Life. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— News in Focus 320 Green Scene 130 C4 NEWS AND SPORTS HEADLINES ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE: www.teletext.co.uk Next News Poll Letters In Focus