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Village is 'plagued by insects' Village is 'plagued by insects'
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Residents have been asked to keep samples of insects which local people say are plaguing their village.Residents have been asked to keep samples of insects which local people say are plaguing their village.
People in Rossett, near Wrexham, say the insects have been pestering them for days, and some bites are infected.People in Rossett, near Wrexham, say the insects have been pestering them for days, and some bites are infected.
But Wrexham Council said there was no evidence to support claims that they were mosquitoes. But Wrexham Council said there was no evidence to support claims that they were mosquitoes although it would "closely monitor" the situation.
The council said mosquitoes were rare in the UK, and asked anyone who thinks they have been bitten to keep a sample of the insect for testing. The council has asked anyone who thinks they have been bitten to keep a sample of the insect for testing.
Hotel worker Cheryl Peet said she and several friends had been forced to visit their doctors for antibiotics after suffering bites which later became infected.Hotel worker Cheryl Peet said she and several friends had been forced to visit their doctors for antibiotics after suffering bites which later became infected.
One of my mother's friends also went to the doctors after being bitten... she was told there had been five other people in with similar problems Cheryl PeetOne of my mother's friends also went to the doctors after being bitten... she was told there had been five other people in with similar problems Cheryl Peet
She sprayed a small swarm of the insects on Wednesday and plans to send them for testing.She sprayed a small swarm of the insects on Wednesday and plans to send them for testing.
"All I know is I got an infection because of being bitten," she said."All I know is I got an infection because of being bitten," she said.
"A couple of my friends have also had to go to the doctor for antibiotics because they got infections from a bite."A couple of my friends have also had to go to the doctor for antibiotics because they got infections from a bite.
"A guy who I work with had to go to the doctors - his infection was worse than mine because he left it longer."A guy who I work with had to go to the doctors - his infection was worse than mine because he left it longer.
"And one of my mother's friends also went to the doctors after being bitten. When she was in the surgery she was told there had been five other people in with similar problems."And one of my mother's friends also went to the doctors after being bitten. When she was in the surgery she was told there had been five other people in with similar problems.
"There's definitely something biting people."There's definitely something biting people.
"I managed to get a couple which I'm going to send off to the council for testing.""I managed to get a couple which I'm going to send off to the council for testing."
A bite on Cheryl Peet's elbow for which she is having anti-histaminesA bite on Cheryl Peet's elbow for which she is having anti-histamines
Mosquitoes are small flies, prevalent in tropical areas.Mosquitoes are small flies, prevalent in tropical areas.
There are around 34 species native to the UK, but Wrexham Council said these were generally not the kind that transmit diseases to humans and none had been recorded in Wales so far. There are around 34 species native to the UK, but Wrexham Council said these were generally not the kind that transmit diseases to humans.
Helen Cook, Wrexham Council's senior environmental health officer, said: "Investigations so far into reports that mosquitoes are biting people in the Rossett area have so far proved unsubstantiated.Helen Cook, Wrexham Council's senior environmental health officer, said: "Investigations so far into reports that mosquitoes are biting people in the Rossett area have so far proved unsubstantiated.
"Whilst there are reports nationally of mosquitoes being found in the UK, findings and, more importantly, positive identification are still extremely rare.""Whilst there are reports nationally of mosquitoes being found in the UK, findings and, more importantly, positive identification are still extremely rare."
She said no mosquitoes had so far been recorded in Wales by Mosquito Watch, a database run by the National Pest Advisory Panel (NPAP) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
She said the council would continue to "closely monitor" the situation, and asked for anyone bitten by suspected mosquitoes to provide a sample of the insect for identification.She said the council would continue to "closely monitor" the situation, and asked for anyone bitten by suspected mosquitoes to provide a sample of the insect for identification.
Specimens should be sent in a crushproof container to Public Protection Service, Wrexham County Borough Council, Ruabon offices, High Street, Ruabon, Wrexham, LL14 6NH.Specimens should be sent in a crushproof container to Public Protection Service, Wrexham County Borough Council, Ruabon offices, High Street, Ruabon, Wrexham, LL14 6NH.
The service can also be contacted on 01978 292040.The service can also be contacted on 01978 292040.