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However, there is one tiny irritant and the trouble is there are lots of them. Midges. And the good weather hasn’t blunted their bites.
She said she had been surprised so many were around as it could have been expected that the sunny weather would prove to be a deterrent but the cool spring had probably delayed their initial emergence. Dr Blackwell said she expected the first batch to mate and start laying eggs, with those hatching in six weeks’ time, giving rise to a second generation towards the end of July.
“They are most active at dawn and dusk in low light conditions so in the daytime they won’t really bother you unless you are somewhere really sheltered when they might come out.”
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