Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

A Culiseta annulata mosquito, which is the type found in Kiðafell, Kjós. Photograph: Alamy

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects.

The country was until this month one of the few places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica.