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We can no longer recommend Antarctica as a destination for those seeking safe mosquito-free recreation.
According to the MTI, Alexander Klepikov, leader of the Russian expedition to the Arctic, told the Interfax news agency on Friday that bloodsuckers had also turned up on King George Island, which is popular with Antarctic tourists.
Alexander According to Klepikov, this is a consequence of the human factor: there are many tourists on King George Island, which has a relatively mild climate compared to regional conditions, where seven countries maintain observation stations. The temperature of the streams and rivers in this region is around three degrees in summer and minus five degrees in winter.
The common mosquito was hitherto unknown in Antarctica; only the wingless version is native.
The leader of the Russian expedition indicated that, at the initiative of the management council of the Arctic national programs, a study of the situation and the development of a procedure to catch blood-sucking insects had been initiated.
Alexander Klepikov reported that one of the buildings of the Russian Bellingshausen station had to be disinfected due to the appearance of mosquitoes.
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