Midge Mosquito Head/Face Net Travel Protection

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However, due to the challenges in positively identifying this species, is actual distribution is still unclear.

Adult midges in Scotland generally start to come out in April and are active on the wing until October. If this is the case, a full refund (including postage) will be processed into the account used on the original transaction. There are many ups and downs associated with landscape photography in the summer months including clear blue skies, high sun, harsh shadows and very early starts for dawn. The female midge’s mouth parts – fine toothed mandibles and maxillae, work like two saws, cutting through the skin.

If summer is warm and wet, midges can still be bad later in the summer and into the early autumn, as subsequent generations arise. Despite their hungry blood-sucking nature and tendency to swarm on mass, one single midge has a measured wingspan of just 2-3mm! Lifesystems also have a product formulated especially for midges which contains myrtle extract and DEET.

It may feel like sweet relief, but you run the risk of damaging your skin and even developing an infection. Still, they have two advantages: they also produce clean electricity but, even more important for the Scots, they really annoyed Donald Trump.

However, there will surely be a few stubborn midges which will swarm and feed at any time of the day, and in adverse weather conditions. The head net is a bit tailored, and people with large heads may find it a bit tight or perhaps claustrophobic at first.

While biting midges are abroad in Scotland between May and September, with some outliers hitting the skies in April and October, July and August are generally considered to be the time when midges in Scotland are at their worst, in the average year. It is believed that midge control only results in a small shift in prey selection in areas of significant midge reduction.

In fact, when Scotland had a particularly cold and severe winter in 2010, scientists found that the following summer was actually a bumper year for midges. If you can see the mesh of any net with your naked eye, the midges will probably be able to get through it.

These are the names of the mountains in the background, by the way, not the women in the foreground. Trespass Team is a passionate group of outdoor enthusiasts and experts hailing from the renowned UK brand, Trespass. Wearing light-coloured clothing may attract fewer midges as, like goths, midges seem to prefer dark colours. A level three, and midges can be bad enough that it is a good idea to take measures to ‘make yourself repellent’ or cover-up, at a level four ‘That’s not mist, that’s midges!

We can however arrange carriage for most items however we will need to quote on a case by case basis.