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'Mega hatch' of Scots midges set to invade country as weather heats up

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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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