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04-05-2006, 07:18 PM
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| | | Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
Went to look at a job this evening, after a gorgous (sp?) day and as I was there talking to the customer, my legs got really itchy, but because we were talking, I tryed to ignore it, thinking it was a bit of sunburn, or all the cement dust I had on me, but it got to a point where I could ignore it no longer and I just had to scratch. As I looked down at my legs, I noticed loads of midges all over them. It is quite a big patio that the customer wants building and I had a lot of measuring to do and I was being eaten alive by tiny little things.
I once read a good book about midges and have learnt that it is the female that does the biting, while the males do the dancing in them clouds of them that you see, they only eat decaying vegatable matter.
Anyway, be warned that the little ******* are about and they want your blood................Jon ( scratch scratch scratch scratch) |
04-05-2006, 07:57 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Woking, Surrey
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
I feel for you....did try sitting with the patio doors open this evening but the little beggars have put an end to that idea  |
04-05-2006, 07:59 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
I've heard that if you take vitamin B tablets they don't like your blood for some reason.ww |
04-05-2006, 08:12 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
I heard that eating garlic stops them biting, but I can state that that is not true.............Jon (scratch scratch still) |
04-05-2006, 08:22 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Near Peterborough
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
aren't they almost entirely the reason caribou migrate? I got bitten a few times this morning - can't say I blame the caribou!!! |
04-05-2006, 09:12 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
Read in a camera mag about Bugr-off - essential oils, including eucalyptus, that keeps the beggars away naturally. Can I find it in our local outdoor shops, can I heck as like! |
04-05-2006, 09:20 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
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Originally Posted by carlj Read in a camera mag about Bugr-off - essential oils, including eucalyptus, that keeps the beggars away naturally. Can I find it in our local outdoor shops, can I heck as like! | This stuff is pretty good Carl, but not as good as deet, but do you really want to put deet on you.................Jon http://www.fieldandtrek.com/cat_id/E...lent-25568.htm |
04-05-2006, 10:15 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
Best I have found to repel midges is Hallets natural neem tree; www.bitefree.co.uk
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05-05-2006, 08:07 AM
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
Best repellent I've found is clothes.
Also, midges are't our only biting flies-look out for Simuliids (blackflies) which seem particulaly attracted to ankles & calfs, horse flies of course and the keds (Hippoboscidae) wingless, or weak-winged flies that are often mistakenly identified as sheep ticks.
Black Fly: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P5/P54731.HTM
Ked (this one is a swallow parasite as I couldn't find any sheep ked images): http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P5/P54888.HTM |
13-01-2007, 01:16 AM
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| | | Re: Watch out, watch out, the miggies are about
Try Neem it does the lot including get rid of the itching if bitten. I use mosquit as I have eczema and it is very safe. Most Neem products smeel but Neem Genie have this cracked and will also give you your money back if you are not happy. Psoriasis, Eczema & Scabies - Natural Treatments for Skin Conditions - Neem Oil
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