biting midge 蠓

biting midge
繁：蠓
简：蠓

近日天氣炎熱，令到蚊蟲及老鼠容易繁殖，令人關注蚊患及鼠患問題，而近年亦有不少市民受蠓患滋擾。食物及衞生局局長陳肇始今日(30日)到立法會接受議員質詢時稱，去年7月已開展為期一年的全港蠓患調查，目前未有發現有傳播疾病的品種。

細路被叮至紅腫　政府1年滅蠓68次　兩請專家來港（2018年5月30日）。on.cc 東網，取自 http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20180530/bkn-20180530120016177-0530_00822_001.html

The insects breed mainly on the surface of wet mud or soil. Shady and humid places provide favourable living conditions for the adult biting midges.

Biting midges: Hong Kong brings in insect expert from mainland China after surge in complaints. (2016, June 30). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1983469/biting-midges-hong-kong-brings-insect-expert