Scottish Midges move South of Border

Recent press articles are suggesting that Highland midges are moving south for the summer, including this article from the Press and Journal……

“IT MIGHT sound like an April Fool’s Day joke, but Scottish midges are emigrating and swarming into England. In a miniature version of the Highland clearances, the ferocious insects are apparently now biting their way through Devon and Dorset.Some, which might have been blown off course, are wreaking havoc in Donegal, Ireland.Global warming, climate change or altered weather patterns may be responsible for the midge exodus.Another theory is that the current comparative warmth and dampness south of the border may well be providing the midges with happier hunting grounds.”

The most probably explanation for these observations is that the warmer, damper weather of late is encouraging the survival of many ‘lowland’ species of midge south of the border and it is these species which are causing concern, as far south as Devon.

For the full P&J article click here and for information on APS’s midge management programmes visit www.advancedpestsolutions.co.uk

July 21, 2008 | Filed Under News

 

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