- By Crispin Rolfe and Kevin Shoesmith
- BBC News
Image source, Karen Bates-Senior
Karen Bates-Senior’s leg
Swarms of insects are said to be plaguing residents in a Lincolnshire village.
As well as bites, people in North Somercotes, south of Cleethorpes, have complained of a constant buzzing.
Winifred Baines explained she now only leaves her house to “quickly get into the car”, with her garden off-limits.
Some are blaming mosquitoes but one expert said gnats – thriving in warm, damp weather – were the more likely culprits.
Jane Dewey and her mother Winifred Baines say they are being plagued by the insects
Showing BBC Look North several bites on her shoulder, Mrs Baines said: “I love gardening [but] I’m only stepping out of the door to get quickly into the car.”
Her daughter Jane Dewey agreed it was a problem, adding she now has to put on long trousers and a jacket just to hang washing out.
Ms Dewey said: “From what people have said, it’s never been this bad before. You can’t walk to the shop or anything without getting bitten.”
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