Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white fly,
all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:54:29 +0200, Martin wrote:

Use an insect repellant containing at least 50% DEET. You don't need
to put it on your skin, putting it on your clothes works.

But take care not to get it on synthetic fibres or plastic items (e.g.
spectacle/sunglass frames) - it damages them.

Gardening on Wilts/Somerset border
on slightly alkaline clay.

"RiversideRed" wrote in message
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Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white fly,
all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.


50/50 mix of Dettol (or Savlon) and baby oil to coat exposed skin.
Works on the midge - tested it in Scotland last year.

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

On 26/06/2012 21:14, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

SSS seems to work by drowning the wee beasties. You need to re-apply
fairly often and it stings if it gets into your eyes.

An acquaintance of mine from Raasay swears by Smidge.
http://2010.midgeforecast.co.uk/index.php/shop
--
Phil Cook

On 6/26/2012 4:14 PM, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do shepherds in the northern Highlands.

On 6/26/2012 6:10 PM, Phil Cook wrote:
On 26/06/2012 21:14, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

SSS seems to work by drowning the wee beasties. You need to re-apply
fairly often and it stings if it gets into your eyes.

An acquaintance of mine from Raasay swears by Smidge.
http://2010.midgeforecast.co.uk/index.php/shop

I ordered net jackets from Lee Valley (a Canadian outfit). They're
lightweight, comfortable, and totally midgeproof.

On 6/26/2012 4:14 PM, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do shepherds in the northern Highlands.

works well for some animals too

On 26/06/2012 21:14, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do Royal Marines, my son swears by it.

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

Sacha wrote in :

On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

We used to use some foul smelling concoction from camping equipment shops,
and it worked (Diethyl toluamide based)
Someone suggested Skin So Soft, I think because the odour of methane,
rotting socks and boiled brussels sprouts was too much to bear!
My son tells me that the armed forces as well as the police force use Skin
So Soft. I would think that all the forces have to pay for it though out of
their own pocket.

Regards
Baz

"Phil Cook" wrote in message
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On 26/06/2012 21:14, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

SSS seems to work by drowning the wee beasties. You need to re-apply
fairly often and it stings if it gets into your eyes.

An acquaintance of mine from Raasay swears by Smidge.
http://2010.midgeforecast.co.uk/index.php/shop
--
Phil Cook


Hi Phil,

At the URW Cwellyn Expedition I remember using Jungle Formula in sachets.
SSS is excellent also.

One sachet of JF can be shared by one other

Bill

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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On 6/26/2012 4:14 PM, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do shepherds in the northern Highlands.

works well for some animals too

Has been used with great success on midge troubled horses.

Bill

On 28/06/2012 09:43, Bill Grey wrote:
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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On 6/26/2012 4:14 PM, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do shepherds in the northern Highlands.

works well for some animals too

Has been used with great success on midge troubled horses.

Bill


Is that Lotion or spray on?

snip.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do shepherds in the northern Highlands.

works well for some animals too

Has been used with great success on midge troubled horses.

Bill


Is that Lotion or spray on?

Yes indeed I use it on mine, either spray over the horses body or apply
lotion with a cloth, some horses don't like things being sprayed, fussy lot
:-)

kate

On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:34:48 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2012-06-28 10:03:27 +0100, David Hill said:

On 28/06/2012 09:43, Bill Grey wrote:
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
o.uk...

On 6/26/2012 4:14 PM, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-06-26 18:42:15 +0100, "RiversideRed" said:

Hi, We are swarmed with Midge and an array of almost invisible white
fly, all brands of repellent seem to only attract
them. Has anyone any tips on avoiding these pests, I have thought of
lighting an oily rag whilst working,but it would probably only choke me.
Mike Northumberland.

Skin So soft by Avon. Seriously. Candian lumberjacks use it!

So do shepherds in the northern Highlands.

works well for some animals too

Has been used with great success on midge troubled horses.

Bill


Is that Lotion or spray on?

You can get both. Do note that it doesn't advertise itself as an
insect repellent because that's not what it's made for, so rules don't
permit that kind of publicity. Those 'in the know' have been aware of
it for years, though. I think the USA does allow it to be advertised
for that use but am not certain of that. The one that works for midges
etc. is the Soft & Fresh range, originally called Woodland Scent, or
something like that! But it's the Soft & Fresh bit that's important.
Just Google for Skin So Soft and then look at the Soft & Fresh range.

When we went to NZ a few years ago we went armed with SSS spray
especially for the midges on Milford Sound. It poured with rain and
we didn't see a single midge! The other advantage of the overnight
rain was that the waterfalls were more spectacular next morning!

Pam in Bristol