| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Contents |
Midge Field Laboratory (2:46) -- Midge Study (2:33) -- Preparing a Midge Experiment (4:24) -- Culicoides Impunctatus (2:47) -- Midge Life Cycle (3:00) -- Mechanical Cow Trap (1:22) -- Successful Midge Field Experiment (3:22) -- Living with Midges (3:26) -- A Midge Meal (4:03) -- Midge Control Unit (4:06) -- Midges and Tourism (2:28) -- A Midgey Location (3:41) -- Bog Myrtle Experiment (3:18) -- Midges and Gender Equality (2:09) -- Natural Midge Repellent (2:40) -- 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one (3:14) -- Credits: The Secret Life of Midges (0:31) |
| Summary |
Midges, sand flies, bloodsuckers - these tiny creatures are known by many names. They have been making the outdoors absolute misery for thousands of years. They plague many of the most beautiful landscapes, hiking routes and camping sites and they can survive almost anywhere. In this film, entomologist Dr. James Logan uncovers the incredible truth about the midge. He looks at how the midge works and most importantly, why they choose to feast on some of us and not others. James also traces the role of midges across social history - they sent Queen Victoria fleeing from a Highland picnic and tormented the first European settlers of New Zealand. Finally, James reveals how his own work on natural resistance to the Scottish midge is now being used in the global fight against malaria |
| Notes |
Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2015 |
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Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 17, 2016 |
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Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, January 17, 2017) |
| Performer |
Presenter: James Hogan |
| Notes |
9 & up |
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Closed-captioned |
| Subject |
Sand flies.
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Sand flies.
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| Genre/Form |
Internet videos.
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Internet videos.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
BBC Worldwide Ltd.
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Films Media Group, film distributor.
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