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fbgrifter

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« on: June 19, 2005, 20:46:12 »
been eaten alive again by midges at the 'lotment.  Any tips (preventions or cures)?
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Re: midges
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2005, 23:45:35 »
Where are they coming from? Sometimes you can do something about the source. I don't usually have many on my plot, but a couple of years ago I had a plague. The water in my rain barrel had developed a green algal bloom, and a few weeks later, this cloud of midges appeared. I covered the barrel, which cut off the light and stopped the bloom, and after a couple of weeks there were no more midges.

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Re: midges
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2005, 19:36:42 »
When we were kids we used to be daubed by parents with Citronella to ward off midges etc. Worth a go!

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Re: midges
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2005, 21:03:58 »
try avon skin-so-soft lotion~the big tough scottish midges hate the stuff ~PEACE AT LAST
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Re: midges
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2005, 12:08:37 »
Citronella works for me. I use the pure oil and insense sticks in the house.

Fly repellent for horses has citronella in it and I have seen flies make u-turns away from it!
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