"The story goes". Also I dont see any evidence of chomp marks. I
hate to think of what else could be left behind. I have seen a
picture of the so called aphid. I have it in a picture archive
somewhere. I lost my link. It was a Chinese page. I couldnt get it
to pop up with Google. One last note on the picture. The dry leaf is
wilted not twisted.

Jim

On Jun 30, 3:28 pm, Lewis Perin > wrote:
> Space Cowboy > writes:
> > Here is a picture of my OB:
>
> >http://i47.tinypic.com/nxjot0.jpg
....eaten by a bug...
> > The story goes the same aphid eats both
> > leaving it saliva behind for similar taste.
>
> I very much doubt it's the bug saliva. There was a Japanese study -
> sorry, I don't have a citation handy - in which they mechanically
> perforated tea leaves and got the characteristic OB aroma compounds as a
> result.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /