Nordic Summer
- Brand: Unbranded
Description
Wilma NORDIC SUMMER is a traditional insect repellent made in the forest region of Swedish Lapland. Utilising the old knowledge and techniques used for centuries by the forest people who have lived and worked there.
Females lay another 2 batches of eggs with around 200 eggs per brood depending on the weather conditions. Unfortunately, this is Scotland and blazing sunshine is about as rare as flying pigs or hen’s teeth, but at least you can avoid heading out into the Highlands when the weather’s in their favour. I do agree with the Telegraph* article that what we eat might affect our attractiveness to insects. It's said that garlic puts them off. I supplement ginger oil capsules, just for health reasons, and ginger contains a fraction of eucalyptol. Don't usually bring them on hikes but now might.
Spraying it onto your clothing, which should last up to 6 weeks provided you hand wash or use a wool programme (it is damaged by vigorous washing). Bog myrtle is a common plant of wet bogs, heaths and lake edges and is well known traditionally as a natural insect repellent. Photo: Alison Delaney. There's some interesting research being done around Bog Myrtle however, which may or may not come up with interesting results but traditionally it's been used to dye baby clothes to stop insects biting.
I swear by head nets, I'd never go out in midge season without one. I hate rubbing chemicals on my skin if I can help it, but sometimes they get so bad I have to resort to the old DEET - appears to stop them biting but you still get the irritation of them swarming in your face. One Scottish insect you might need to be wary of though is the Cleg, otherwise known as the horsefly.Nordic Summer is the perfect choice for those who spend time outdoors and do not want unwanted company from insects.
That’s compounded by the fact there are vast swarms of the flying monstrosities all over the Highlands, so while the odd bite here and there might be tolerable getting a hundred of them at a time is really quite painful. My experience shows that a gentle hand movement deters all but the most determined wasps so there’s no need to be a giant baby and start screaming and flapping about whenever a tiny 1 cm insect comes into view. Besides, they’re only attracted to the food people can’t be bothered to dispose of properly, so if the litter is cut down the wasps will be less of a problem. My own experience is that solutions that work for some don't work for others - the factors that attract biting insects are complex and seem to vary from person to person. So trial and error is required. Factory applied - which should last for the life of the garment and is offered by an increasing range of manufacturers Certain weather conditions are favourable to Scotland’s midges, but as our weather is so unpredictable it’s almost impossible to guess how much of an impact the elements will have on them. If the weather is mild and damp then expect to get bitten, but if it’s hot and dry you can be relatively well assured their numbers will be low as they hate blazing sunshine.Comes in a handy 40g tin and looks and feels like semi soft wax, which you can apply to your skin or clothing with using your fingertips. Please note, the product may stain your clothing, so if you wish to put it into textiles, test on a small area first. I was sceptical that the lotion would do anything, but lo and behold…it did! Midges seemed to be repelled just as much as when I use a dedicated insect spray, plus it smells quite nice and doesn’t leave skin feeling oily. The moisturizing lotion appears to deter midges for around 3-4 hours so it’s not as long-lasting as dedicated repellents, but it’s not exactly a hardship to reapply it either. I don’t usually get spots, but recently I got the mother of all blind spots on my chin. I did exactly what you’re not supposed to do, I squeezed it and squeezed it some more and just made the whole spot situation a thousand times worse than it ever needed to be. It still hurt but, instead of looking like a small raised bump, I now had Mount Vesuvius firmly planted on my face.
The options here are less clear. Permethrin isn't suitable, and while DEET is effective there are increasing safety concerns, and bans are being introduced in many jurisdictions. Had a shower and couldn't scrub the smell off my hands. So had a bath and set to the job with a scrubbing brush. Smell still there, if weaker. That first batch is produced using the female midge’s own protein reserves, but if there are to be any more broods she’ll need more protein, and that’s when they start hunting for sources of blood – i.e. you and me. No breeze, or at least any wind speed under 5 mph (8 km/h). Anything over that and the wee blighters struggle to take off. You’ll find these relatively large flies in the northern Highlands between June and September and they have a notoriously vicious bite. This is really quite painful and always seems to result in a red inflamed lump that’s much worse than you’ll ever get from a midge.
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As far as brands are concerned, I’ve personally used Jungle Formula both overseas and in the Highlands and it worked every time, but it’s quite strong so is probably overkill for most visitors to Scotland.
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- EAN: 764486781913
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