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Scotland faces bumper year blood-sucking midges after exceptionally wet winter

2014-03-18 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: Those planning on visiting Scotland this year have been warned that the country is set to have a bumper year for swarming, blood-sucking midges. The unusually mild winter and wet, warm start to spring have put in place the perfect conditions for the insects larvae to thrive, according to leading expert Dr Alison Blackwell. The beasties plague many of Scotlands most beautiful natural landscapes, and have been estimated to cost the countrys tourism industry around 290 million a year....

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