Don’t let the midges bug you
As Southerners grumble about the occasional mosquito bites that are the price to be paid for hot weather, spare a thought for those hardy souls heading to Scotland for the Glorious Twelfth....
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How to Fight the midges in Summer
It is, more or less, summer and there are holidays to plan. Unfortunately, midges are on manoeuvres too, just waiting for an unsuspecting ankle to nibble the moment the sun goes down. Even Michelle...
Midges – Some Things We’ve Learned
It may not feel like it but spring is here which means the midges won’t be far behind… Hiding behind the impressive and long Latin name Cuculiodes Impunctatus is a tiny but extremely annoying...
Orchid Problem of Midges
Unlike the pests we covered in the last newsletter, scale can be difficult to eradicate, especially if left unchecked for any length of time. While there are a number of species that affect orchids,...
SAY GOODBYE TO THE MIDGES
It’s summer in Scotland and as well as the beautiful weather, incredible scenery and welcoming people, there is a fair chance of seeing a midge or two, particularly on the West Highland Way. If...
The Information of Awful Scottish Midges
In shaded, boggy ground there lie blood-sucking creatures so vicious that grown men and women will run screaming for their lives. Great swarms of the predators will descend upon unsuspecting tourists, feeding unremittingly on...
Disease Prevention From Midges
Control and preventative measures against blood-feeding insects originated with primitive man, when humans picked fleas and swatted mosquitoes. With the development of agriculture and animal domestication, vector control comprised manual control, such as hand-removal...
NO-SEE- MIDGES, BUT FEEL THEM
It happened unexpectedly. Tabatha Yang and her six-month-old son, Karoo, were sitting on their lawn last Sunday at their West Davis home, when she saw red. Literally. One minute they were enjoying the springlike...