pandemic lockdown – an expert has warned a “mega hatch” of midges is set to emerge in days.Midge expert Dr Alison Blackwell says the perfect breeding conditions could lead to campers and outdoor enthusiasts ending up on the critters’ menu.Blackwell said: “Midges like wet and warm weather and that is what is predicted when they emerge in a couple of weeks.“Already there have been reports of a few early ones about.
But we could well have a mega hatch because the conditions appear right – and just as tourists head outdoors again.“It may mean a summer of midge hell for people.” Blackwell, who runs the Scottish Midge Forecast – due to begin next month – added: “The mild spell we have entered into now could well bring them out even earlier,.
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