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'Plague' of midges invades Cardiff Bay waterfront
'Plague' of midges invades Cardiff Bay waterfront
Midges are causing misery to วิธีติดตั้ง SLOTXO บนมือถือระบบ Android residents and visitors trying to enjoy the warmer weather in Cardiff Bay.
Swarms of the tiny insects have disrupted people living near the city's waterfront development.
The enclosure created by the barrage in 1994 is the largest man-made freshwater lake in Europe, but it provides "a perfect breeding ground"
for midges.
Cardiff council said that based on activity in previous years, the midges will not be around for long.
One resident of Cardiff Bay said he had been forced to put up mosquito nets at his windows.
"They're everywhere. It's annoying any time, but in lockdown it's been much worse. It's like a plague," Imad Ali, 44, said.
"Whenever I open the door, they fly into the house - my kitchen ceiling was covered in them last night.
"I had a barbecue in the garden with my girlfriend at the weekend and they were flying around us so much we gave up and went indoors to eat.
"I've put mosquito nets up at the bedroom windows for when I want to open the windows in case they come flying in."
'A small black hazy cloud'
Midges, or chironomids as they are known, do not bite, but can swarm in large numbers.
Cardiff University" onclick="tagshow(event)" class="t_tag">University associate professor Dr Rhys Jones, an entomologist, author and presenter of the BBC's Rhys Jones's Wildlife Patrol, said:
"I live in Cardiff Bay myself, and I've noticed an increase in midges in the last few days as they emerged in their thousands.
"It all stems back to when the Cardiff Bay barrage was created back in 1994. The development changed a naturally brackish estuary habitat
into a body of freshwater, the perfect breeding ground for the midges.
"Cardiff Bay is host to non-biting midges, but if you stand still long enough, they often envelop you like a small black hazy cloud. So,
although not dangerous, they can be annoying if you are trying to enjoy a takeaway coffee on the pierhead.
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