 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Midge expert forecasts fall in north 'scourge' next year
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A Leading midge expert yesterday said lower-than-usual midge
numbers this summer could result in a marked reduction in the
population next year.
Ali Blackwell, who runs a spin-off company from Edinburgh
University developing new methods of insect control, said hot, dry
weather during the summer had resulted in a dramatic fall in the
midge population. And she pointed out that, if there were fewer
insects at the end of the summer, there would be fewer laying eggs
for next year.
She...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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