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Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes

Surprisingly large populations of mosquitoes have been detected all over the country.

One of the most prominent examples of this is the increasing presence in temperate zones of vector-borne diseases once confined to regions around the equator–diseases that are carried by living organisms, including mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and lice. The lack of any such data in countries like Scotland makes it difficult to gauge how to approach controlling mosquito populations and mitigating the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. So if you’re a Scot—or if you find yourself in the country this summer—and you hear the maddening whine of a mosquito dopplering its way past your ear in the middle of the night, you know what to do.

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