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· Independent research among tourists to Scotland staying at campsites,   B&B and youth hostels during the Midge season would not return to   Scotland at that time of year
· Up to a fifth of all forestry working days in Scotland can be lost due to   Midge attacks
· A leading chartered surveyor firm is believed to advise clients not to sell   their property during the height of the Midge season
· A study by Edinburgh University's Dr Alison Blackwell suggested that   86% of visitors to Scotland would warn their friends not to come to   Scotland during the key summer months of July and August.
· It is widely believed by experts that the midge adversely affects the   revenue generated for the Scottish economy by the tourist industry   worth £286 million per day