Midges

periodictable

The biting buggers are out in full force the last couple of weeks.
Have used DEET sprats in the past, but it can sting the eyes and is classed as being " slightly toxic".
However your local Avon lady has the answer-Avon's Skin so Soft Dry Oil Spray. The Royal Marines use it and swear by it.:D
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/avon-s-spray-finds-calling-as-midge-repellent-for-royal-marines-1-1403152

Oldtree

A local horse trainer uses Citronella and vinegar in a water spray for the horses and it works wonders. A couple of drops of the citronella on the jackets keeps the midges away too.

monkeynuz

This year I am using mosi guard extra(ultra?) it is completely deet free and seems to work well, still try and avoid getting in lips and in eyes but it is good, and where we are we get bloody great swarms of midges!

wayoutwest

+ 1 for citrinella oil
I was talking to an old fella the other day about how bad the midgets were - he told me that in the auld days , people with heart conditions would strip to the waist and let the little critters eat them alive - apparently some chemical (anti-coagulant)in the bite, helped to thin the blood!

hiddenmongoose

got some of the avon stuff,best stuff iv ever used for mozzies ,better than the 100% deet stuff that would melt the face off ya

monkeynuz

Avon skin so soft doesn't work on cork/kerry midges! Not for us anyway, we tried it six years ago.

kay 9

monkeynuz wrote: »

Avon skin so soft doesn't work on cork/kerry midges! Not for us anyway, we tried it six years ago.

The kerry midge is a cute w&#6e :d Jk.

Rosahane

I found this stuff (in the tin) will repel the midges at a Connemara lake on a summer evening.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/stupidlysimple01

All natural ingredients