Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland

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Christopher Blanchett

Senior Weather Presenter

Julie-Anne Barnes

BBC Scotland News

BBC Dr Georgia Kirby smiles at the camera from a forest where she has been monitoring traps. She has long curly dark brown hair and is wearing a cord shirt in shades of green, yellow and black.BBC

Dr Georgia Kirby leads the citizen science project, gathering public information and setting traps to monitor specific locations

A Scottish summer is synonymous with the humble yet pesky midge.

But Glasgow University scientists have confirmed the continued rise of its distant cousin – the mosquito.

The country is now home to more than 20 different species of the biting insect, and some have been identified in Shetland – the most northern location to date.

More commonly associated with tropical climes, mosquitoes are a natural part of the Scottish ecosystem.

The extent of the mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.

Midge bite or a mosquito?

University of Glasgow An extreme close-up of a mosquito on a human's skin - it is brown, with white bands on its legs, it is bent over, its proboscis reaching into the skin, and its bosy is a purple-red shade.University of Glasgow

An extreme close-up of a mosquito on…

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