I may be inclined to slice my Okra up in the future and check for this problem - as it is not obvious from the outside and may be difficult to identify without taking some care.
This is the animal paraste I've found in supermarket-bought produce for some time.
The Okra came from a local branch of Asda - in the UK. -- __________ |im |yler timtyler.orgtimtyler.orgOpen ↗ [email hidden] Remove lock to reply.
[email hidden] [email hidden] [email hidden] Once upon a time, our fellow Tim Tyler rambled on about "Okra wevils." Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...
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I've just had my first encounter with an "Okra weevil".
Oh! So, you have met Mark 'the Toad.'
"... you have my sympathies" Science Officer Ash to Ripley, in the movie ALIEN.
I've just had my first encounter with an "Okra weevil".
To finish the story:
At least three Okra in the pack were so parasitised.
Two of the remaining parasitised pods "hatched" into fairly large green caterpillars.
I placed these into jars, and took them to Asda customer services.
They gave me my money back, offered me two free packs of more okra, thanked me, took away my new pets - and said they would look into the cause of the problem. -- __________ |im |yler timtyler.orgtimtyler.orgOpen ↗ [email hidden] Remove lock to reply.
