jdloates@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agoMidge alert: Surge in number of tiny biting insects after warm spellnews.stv.tvexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkMidge alert: Surge in number of tiny biting insects after warm spellnews.stv.tvjdloates@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
Scottish Midge Forecast says a ‘mega second-generation’ can be expected if wet and warm weather conditions persist.
minus-squareElectronSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI absolutely hate that we get Midges, Gnats and Mosquitos in the UK these days, it was mostly judge Midges when I was a kid, although you’d see a rare Gnat and Mosquitos were unheard of.
minus-squareNi@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThere are way more mosquitos now, never used to be a problem in the past. Awful things!
minus-squareElectronSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, we get a lot of the black/white legged ones, which are the ones that carry Dengue and Malaria AIUI
minus-squareNi@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWell that’s just awful, didn’t realise we had those here
minus-squareBleeping Lobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoElectronSoup> was mostly judge Midges when I was a kid The problem with judge midges is, there’s no reasoning with them… they’re judge, jury and executioner (of bites)
I absolutely hate that we get Midges, Gnats and Mosquitos in the UK these days, it was mostly judge Midges when I was a kid, although you’d see a rare Gnat and Mosquitos were unheard of.
There are way more mosquitos now, never used to be a problem in the past. Awful things!
Yeah, we get a lot of the black/white legged ones, which are the ones that carry Dengue and Malaria AIUI
Well that’s just awful, didn’t realise we had those here
ElectronSoup> was mostly judge Midges when I was a kid
The problem with judge midges is, there’s no reasoning with them… they’re judge, jury and executioner (of bites)