My garden is full of midges ,not that I have seen them but I am covered in their bites .
I am immune to mosquitoes and other pests overseas but these British midges love me .
I thought they all lived in Scotland ( always wondered how Scotsmen manage with their kilts ) what they are doing in Wiltshire I don’t know .
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We have excelled ourselves in the way of Midge Deterrant. We have protected ourselves so well that they got hungry and headed off south to warmer blood climes.
Sorry. 
Now I’m laughing imagining kilted mens bitten balls hehehe. Thanks for the chuckle muddy .
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On holiday?? 
After getting mauled by midges in Scotland I discovered avon do a product called skin so soft, it’s an oil spray that smells very lemony and the midges hate it. Might be worth trying Muddy.
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I can vouch for that too…works like a dream!
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Thank you will do 
They are not midges I had forgotton they are harvest mites !
They come out in August .
They are like a microscopic tick live in vegetation and climbs up your legs and bites you .
We are covered in bites but they usually die off after August ( they seem to have not realised it’s September now )
I have to get a repellant spray, Ive been covered in bites this year.
We have been to four chemists this afternoon looking for Anthisan .
All out seems the harvest mites have been particularly vicious this year .
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Have you got a Wilco near you…they sell that sort of stuff.
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No but tried Tesco as well all out .
I get bitten big time by bugs, I gather that they prefer a certain blood type…who knows?