Published on : 22 Oct 2025, 10:12 am

Mosquitoes have finally conquered the land of fire, ice and former Vikings, the island of Iceland. A local insect enthusiast discovered mosquitoes over several nights last week while using wine-soaked ropes to observe moths, the BBC said , citing local media reports.

The development assumes importance as Iceland has been one of only two mosquito-free havens on the planet, the other being the continent of Antarctica. The island’s cold climate and lack of stagnant water have usually prevented mosquitoes from breeding.

Hjaltason found two female mosquitoes and one male in Kjós, a glacial valley to the Southwest of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

He sent the insects to the Icelandic Institute of Natural History to be identified. The insects we

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