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Thinking about having a few days away in the Trossachs early August - will we be in for a midgy battle?
Have vague childhood memories of being eaten alive somewhere around Dumfries and Galloway at that time of year.
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Yes, but they are only tiny and many human beings are intelligent enough to outsmart them.
Take a few precautions and you'll be fine.
It could be pretty bad but if this dry warm summer keeps up they might be struggling a bit by then. They struggle to breed when the boggy bits of grass dry out.
It probably really depends on what you want to do. Camping by a loch side with small kids could be murder. A week in a cottage biking with your mates less so.
Was in Balquhidder last Friday and the sun was bright with a gentle breeze so the Caledonian Luftwaffe was mostly grounded, although in a wooded sheltered area the clegs were out.
Midge numbers seem to be pretty low at the moment.
If we get a wet July though, all bets are off.