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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 29th 2007, 10:57 | |
| The wet weather has reduced midge numbers A leading expert on midges has said their numbers have slumped this summer due to the heavy rain meaning they cannot get a frequent supply of blood. Earlier this year, Dr Alison Blackwell, of Edinburgh University, said it could be a bumper year for the Highland Biting Midge - culicoides impunctatus. However, she has now said that all of the 30 official midge traps throughout Scotland were well down on last year. Dr Blackwell warned a warm and dry end to the summer could reverse the trend. She said: "It is one of the quietest years for midges for a very long time. "The last three or four weeks in particular have seen very low numbers. It is simply the weather. "The heavy rain has had quite an affect on them. Midges need a blood meal within a week or they will not survive - and the weather has made it difficult for them to get that." Dr Blackwell runs a spin-off company from Edinburgh University developing new methods of insect control. | |
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Jonny Fusion Admin
Number of posts : 1895 Age : 40 Registration date : 2007-04-21
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 29th 2007, 17:17 | |
| Hate the wee scumbags! They drive me mad | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 30th 2007, 01:56 | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 30th 2007, 09:56 | |
| eeekkkkkkkkkkkk i think a huge one was just in my room ther !!!!!
i kicked it out and it hit my mum on the head !!!
but midges are small arent they ??
this thing was a beast....maybe it was a mosquito??????????????????? | |
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doddy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1791 Age : 40 Location : A small town in Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 30th 2007, 10:52 | |
| this has to be good news!! | |
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Jonny Fusion Admin
Number of posts : 1895 Age : 40 Registration date : 2007-04-21
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 30th 2007, 17:57 | |
| Not if there's a sudden influx of them at the end of summer though | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers July 31st 2007, 09:11 | |
| ekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk lock all your windows and doors !!1
next thing u know there will be cockroaches invading us the size of tanks!!!! | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 1st 2007, 02:24 | |
| i saw somthing yesturday and it was massive but i dont know what it was | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 1st 2007, 14:53 | |
| what did it look like????? | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 2nd 2007, 02:29 | |
| like a dragonfly but bigger | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 2nd 2007, 08:43 | |
| god u know it prob was a mosquito !
ive been talking to 3 people that have seen them this week alone ! | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 3rd 2007, 05:21 | |
| if it was then it was a killer one cos it was bloody massive | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 3rd 2007, 15:05 | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 01:42 | |
| I know bloody thing stop me in my tracks anyway | |
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doddy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1791 Age : 40 Location : A small town in Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 02:37 | |
| - pink-princess-roxy wrote:
- i saw somthing yesturday and it was massive but i dont know what it was
ME???? | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 03:38 | |
| No Doddy not you | |
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doddy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1791 Age : 40 Location : A small town in Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 04:21 | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 06:57 | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 11:09 | |
| somehow i dont think it weree u corinthian
it had wings lol | |
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doddy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1791 Age : 40 Location : A small town in Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 12:43 | |
| maybe I had been drinking red bull!!! | |
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Digital-Princess Moderator
Number of posts : 3158 Age : 41 Location : Banbridge Registration date : 2007-04-04
| Subject: Re: Bad weather affects midge numbers August 6th 2007, 13:34 | |
| Now theres a thought ........ | |
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pink-princess-roxy Fusion Member
Number of posts : 1468 Age : 39 Location : Barnsley/Sheffield Registration date : 2007-04-23
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