Non-biting midges can accumulate pesticides as larvae in polluted water and retain them as adult flies (female shown above), exposing their predators to the pollutants.
The Scottish Midge Forecast/Google Milder west coast winters mean that more larvae survive than in the east of the country The coming week looks set to be wetter which, if it continues ...
Together with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) we've released a tiny midge fly at field sites ... gall around the eggs. The larvae then feed on the leaf ...