Bloody Mosquitoes in Ireland.

jayteecork

So I spent a summer working on a Greek Island.

I'll never forget the noise of those f ecking mosquitoes - like a Stuka dive bomber.
It is a sound from the bowels of hell.

Anyway I heard the f ecking sound in my room the other. Unmistakedly mosquitoe. And when I woke up I was covered in bloody bites.

They're now coming into my room on a regular basis, this morning I had a bite on the sole of my foot. Imagine the pain of that for the day.

What on earth is going on? They weren't around a few years ago.

Is it global warming? Then again, this summer has been f ecking freezing.

AlmightyCushion

Damn foreigners coming here and takin' our jerbs.

Cunny-Funt

lol.

But yeah I've started to notice them too this year and I had never encountered mosquitoes before in my life (not been abroad much)

Gran Hermano

I'm waiting for some culchie to post they're not mosquitoes but 'midgets'.

jayteecork

Gran Hermano wrote: »

'midgets'.

????

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I for one would like to welcome our new insect overlords.

WooPeeA

Oh no!! Mosquites are comming!! :eek:

I haven't seen any yet..

Carsinian Thau

WooPeeA wrote: »

Oh no!! Mosquites are comming!! :eek:

I haven't seen any yet..

Then I'd advise you not to look behind you unless you want that to change...

WooPeeA

Carsinian Thau wrote: »

Then I'd advise you not to look behind you unless you want that to change...

I'm not afraid of what I would see but what would I hear behind me.. As OP mentioned, that sound comes from the hell!!!


http://consumptionaddict.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/hell.jpg

iTroll

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sinjin_smythe

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I for one would like to welcome our new insect overlords.

Yay! the only time that quote has been appropriately used so far..

Tom65

Mosquitoes have been in Ireland for ages! About a century or so, if I remember correctly. No one ever believes me when I say that. I'm like the boy who cried wolf...in reverse.


The more I think about that analogy, the less sense it makes.

mumhaabu

Gran Hermano wrote: »

I'm waiting for some culchie to post they're not mosquitoes but 'midgets'.

This year has been the quietest ever in terms of Midge attacks mostly due to having spent the majority of the summer indoor due to the unrelenting rain, which ironically makes Ireland even more Midge friendly.

lots of mosquitoes in ireland, people mistake them for different types of flies.


http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mosquito-invasion-threatens-a-plague-on-ulster-13384562.html


http://www.uel.ac.uk/mosquito/issue1/anopheles.htm

In the British Isles malaria was transmitted in the valleys and marshlands where suitable mosquito vectors were found. The most efficient vector was An. atroparvus and this was the chief source of the benign tertian form of malaria, caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium vivax, occurring in these islands. The disease was commonly called ague and was especially rife in the marshlands and estuaries of East Anglia, Essex, Kent and the counties of the south coast of England.

Anopheles atroparvus and Anopheles messeae (Figs. 2-4)

These two members of the maculipennis complex are morphologically identical except for the patterning on the decks of the eggs. Because of the difficulty in separating these species, most records, especially those predating the recognition of the two species as distinct, are imprecise. Since such records represent the majority of those available, they are included as An. maculipennis s.l. in Fig. 2. An. maculipennis s.s. is widely distributed throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The occurrence of the individual members of the complex is poorly documented and little can be concluded from the few precise records.

Anopheles claviger (Fig. 5).

An. claviger is found throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland with a most northerly record of Lochinver, Highland (Marshall, 1938). It is the most widely recorded Anopheles in the British Isles which perhaps reflects its wide range of aquatic development sites which include pools, ponds, ditches, streams, canals, and artificial collections of water in troughs and rain butts. It has been recorded in clean and polluted fresh and brackish waters.

Anopheles plumbeus (Fig. 6).

An. plumbeus is widely distributed throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland with a most northerly record of Skibo Castle, Highland (Marshall, 1938). Although the immature stages are found only in water-filled tree holes these are often widely located in woodlands, parks and recreational areas, urban roads and motorway verges.

WooPeeA

We have lots of wasps this year in Galway...

Arghh... Those fekin Europeans will do everything to force the Treaty! :pac:

Gran Hermano

mumhaabu wrote: »

This year has been the quietest ever in terms of Midge attacks mostly due to having spent the majority of the summer indoor due to the unrelenting rain, which ironically makes Ireland even more Midge friendly.

Whilst I'm well aware of the differences between a midge and a midget it seems you're not familiar with how certain rural dwellers confuse the pronounciation between the two (hence my original 'midget' )

Creature

I have encountered two of them in my room so far this year, where did the little bastards come from? I've never seen one in my life before this. They were certainly never around when I was growing up.

Shryke

Now that it's been mentioned there are a **** load of wasps around Galway but I've done my fair share of population control. I'm more concerned about all the freaky new spiders I keep finding around the place. Spindley bastards.

captainzapp

Spiders I can deal with, at least they keep away swarms of flies. I haven't noticed any mosquitoes here at all. I'll keep this in mind if I start getting bitten by anything. I've was stung by a wasp last week. It really stings...

Sherifu

Leave some water out. Oh, and a carrot.

biko

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I for one would like to welcome our new insect overlords.

Human slaves in an insect nation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbyWxEq-0c