Thunderbugs behind backlight

Soldato
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Hey guys,

Recently acquired an old 17" Dell LCD which is decent enough for a basic build I'm putting together. Problem is when I got it I found the screen to be ridden with thunderbugs (Tiny black flys) behind the top layer of the LCD.

I opened it up yesterday to clean them out, had no problems clearing up most of them but somehow they've gotten in deeper. I think behind the backlight? (White panel behind the top layer).

I tried to get inside of it but it appears to be sealed, are backlight panels generally sealed or is there a way of getting into it to remove the thunderbugs?

Many thanks for any help/advise on this, don't fancy bothering to take it apart again if its wasted time.
 
Unfortunately it looks like they've been dead for a while (The previous owner obviously didn't realize they are bugs.)

Not hugely bothered tbh, just hate seeing a decent monitor goto waste for this build. Is there a method/is it safe to get into the CCFL layer of the LCD?
 
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