Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland for the first time

The Icelandic Institute of Natural History (IINH) has recorded the first case of mosquitoes on the territory of the Icelandic land. This was announced on October 20 by the TV and radio company RUV.

According to published information, in early October of this year, three mosquitoes were found on the island of Kjos — this was the first time such insects were found in Iceland.

It is noted that the first to report the discovery was the entomologist Bjorn Hjaltason. He wrote on Facebook (the social network is banned in the Russian Federation, belongs to the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) that on the evening of October 16, at dusk, he noticed an insect on a "wine ribbon", meaning a self-made ribbon to attract midges.

Later, the find was sent for analysis to the IINH, where entomologist Matthias Alfredsson confirmed Bjorn's suspicions: the discovered insects turned out to be ringed mosquitoes, which are very resistant to cold. According to the scientist, in winter, such a mosquito, as a rule, warms up in shaded places, for example, basements. He believes that this discovery is important, despite the fact that insects have previously been found in planes arriving in the country.

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At the end of May, record heat was observed in Iceland and Greenland, which is a consequence of climate change. It was clarified that on May 15, a temperature of 26.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at Iceland's Eyilsstadir airport. This indicator broke the previous record. At the same time, the temperature in the regions of the country was 10 degrees above average. In the east of Greenland, at the Illockortoormiut station, on May 19, the air temperature reached 14.3 degrees, which is more than 13 degrees higher than the average daytime maximum temperature in May.

At that time, the scientific organization World Weather Attribution warned that high temperatures at the beginning of the year could have a significant impact on local ecosystems. They are adapted to very cold climates, are sensitive to temperature shifts, and disruption of their balance can lead to consequences for organisms dependent on them.

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