Midges lose the Highland sting as hot, dry weather keeps their numbers down Scotland has 35 different types of biting midge which can swarm around people Last year saw record-breaking swarms, but ...

The notorious Highland biting midge is forecast to appear in "bumper numbers" in the next few weeks. The first of this year's hatchings in May happened two weeks earlier than usual, according to ...

An expert on midges has dismissed newspaper reports that the Highland midge may be moving south due to climate change. There has been an apparent drop in the levels of the insects in the north and ...

Unlike mosquitoes, midge bites are not dangerous but most Scots have tried various ways to keep the pesky pests, the most infamous being the Highland Midge, at bay. Article continues below ...

The dreaded Highland midge has enjoyed a bumper year in Scotland – with populations in some areas almost trebling – and experts already predict the seasonal menace will become an even bigger ...

Scotland is home to an estimated 180,750 trillion Highland Midges, which are all capable of biting and causing an itch. The midges tend to hunt in packs, ...

Summer in the Scottish countryside means midges and misery for everyone. Tom Bruce Gardyne explains what created this pests' paradise and how to fight it 'HERE son, try these," said my father ...

The dreaded biting Highland midge could be set for horror movie infamy. Scottish crime novelist JD Kirk has pitched the concept of mutant flesh-eating midges to his readers. His fans' reaction to ...

Midges target people and animals by sensing the carbon dioxide and other odours they expel. Only females bite, and of the nearly 40 species the Highland midge is the most bloodthirsty.

Midges are much smaller than mosquitoes, weighing only about 1/8000 of a gram. They have the fastest wing-beat speed of any animal in the world at around 1000 times a second.

The notorious Highland biting midge is forecast to appear in "bumper numbers" in the next few weeks. The first of this year's hatchings in May happened two weeks earlier than usual, according to ...