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Any of the F@ckerz out yet?
In reply to The Pylon King:
A resounding yes, just back from lochailort and they were bad at dusk the last 3 nights. Ticks are everywhere too.
A resounding yes, just back from lochailort and they were bad at dusk the last 3 nights. Ticks are everywhere too.
In reply to The Pylon King:
I'll be watching this thread with interest as I'm heading up to NW Scotland on Monday...
I'll be watching this thread with interest as I'm heading up to NW Scotland on Monday...
In reply to 1234None:
Whereabouts?
Fiend and i are in Torridon Fri - Thurs
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> I'll be watching this thread with interest as I'm heading up to NW Scotland on Monday...
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> I'll be watching this thread with interest as I'm heading up to NW Scotland on Monday...
Whereabouts?
Fiend and i are in Torridon Fri - Thurs
In reply to blueshound:
Bugger
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> A resounding yes, just back from lochailort and they were bad at dusk the last 3 nights. Ticks are everywhere too.
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> A resounding yes, just back from lochailort and they were bad at dusk the last 3 nights. Ticks are everywhere too.
Bugger
In reply to The Pylon King:
They might be a problem at night but I would think they will be OK by day.
Forecast (that I saw) is looking good.
They might be a problem at night but I would think they will be OK by day.
Forecast (that I saw) is looking good.
In reply to The Pylon King:
There were a few biting at the campsite at Strontian on Sunday evening, but they weren't swarming.
There were a few biting at the campsite at Strontian on Sunday evening, but they weren't swarming.
In reply to Iain Forrest: Temps of 24 forecast in NW tmorra! Not surprised the biting buggers are out!
In reply to dek:
It's like Summer, isn't it? No more frosts to kill them off now, I suspect.
It's like Summer, isn't it? No more frosts to kill them off now, I suspect.
In reply to Iain Forrest: Rain for Sat/Sun then back to glorious weather next week, Looks like the early annual west coast high pressure spell is settling in for a bit? mind you i'm looking at metcheck.com
In reply to The Pylon King: the first wave has arrived..
http://www.midgeforecast.co.uk/2007/full.asp?midgeLocation=Ullapool
http://www.midgeforecast.co.uk/2007/full.asp?midgeLocation=Ullapool
In reply to Anonymous: oops- that was last year
In reply to dek:
Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
In reply to jonnie3430:
They don't, but their eggs do.
They don't, but their eggs do.
In reply to Iain Forrest: the midge forecast site says 'they have left our shores for warmer climes'
In reply to Anonymous:
It's a beautiful thing to watch the bi-annual midgie migration, their graceful V shaped flocks gliding across the sky.
It's a beautiful thing to watch the bi-annual midgie migration, their graceful V shaped flocks gliding across the sky.
In reply to Iain Forrest: Strontian and the Onich area can be bad, i must dig out that Midge net!
In reply to The Pylon King:
My mum phoned earlier from the west coast of Scotland. Her first words were 'The flamin' midgies are eating me alive!'. Safe to say they're out in force :oP
My mum phoned earlier from the west coast of Scotland. Her first words were 'The flamin' midgies are eating me alive!'. Safe to say they're out in force :oP
In reply to anansie:
I think my aiming for the gap between the midgie and the winter (which I judged to be last week) worked well.
Y.
I think my aiming for the gap between the midgie and the winter (which I judged to be last week) worked well.
Y.
In reply to Yrmenlaf:
Indeed! I Think you got off lightly My mum said there was an inch of her leg that she could see didn't have a bite but..'give the wee buggers time!' was her reply to this ! Not a happy bunny me thinks
Indeed! I Think you got off lightly My mum said there was an inch of her leg that she could see didn't have a bite but..'give the wee buggers time!' was her reply to this ! Not a happy bunny me thinks
In reply to The Pylon King: Been out lots in torridon, applecross, poolewe and a little at reiff, all in the last week. Got bitten once, by one midge at Diabaig. Weather has been very warm and still. Midges don't seem to be out here yet, but probably soon will be.
Ticks, however, are now coming out in force and I've numerous itchy bites from ankle to waist.
Ticks, however, are now coming out in force and I've numerous itchy bites from ankle to waist.
In reply to The Pylon King: I think I climbed with fiend in Wilton once, years ago. Give me a shout if you're near Applecross on monday.
Charlie.
Charlie.
In reply to The Pylon King:
A few of the little Barstewards appeared at my allotment at Leyland last night just as the sun was setting. I buggrd off sharpish!
A few of the little Barstewards appeared at my allotment at Leyland last night just as the sun was setting. I buggrd off sharpish!
In reply to blueshound: Rat cocks. Heading for Torridon for the w/e too. Will probably see you PK, have a habit of intentionally bumping into Fiend.
In reply to jonnie3430:
No. They always first appear each year around May 5.
Incidentally, I think each midge only lives for one day.
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> How do they survive winter?
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> How do they survive winter?
No. They always first appear each year around May 5.
Incidentally, I think each midge only lives for one day.
In reply to Gordon Stainforth: When unable to fly in very wet or windy conditions at temps below 7 degrees Culicoides may only live for a few days. In more favourable conditions they may live for two weeks. In late summer, following a blood meal large numbers of eggs are laid on the soil surface and the larvae live within a few centimetres of the surface feeding on decaying animal and plant matter. Without the blood meal they lay much smaller numbers of eggs. Flying adults start to hatch the following May (give or take), or when triggered by lengthening daylength and warmer temperatures.
jd
jd
In reply to el diablo:
Ah, thanks for putting me right. It strikes me that if some way of killing a lot of the eggs was found the midge problem might be eased. I know/well, think there is a whole department at Edinburgh University tackling the problem!
Ah, thanks for putting me right. It strikes me that if some way of killing a lot of the eggs was found the midge problem might be eased. I know/well, think there is a whole department at Edinburgh University tackling the problem!
In reply to The Pylon King: We were at the S end of Loch Etive last weekend. No midge bites.
In reply to The Pylon King:
No bother in Kintail Mon/Tues.....slept with the tent fully open. It's about that time tho for the first introduction to the midge season. In a fortnight they'll be a nightmare..........
No bother in Kintail Mon/Tues.....slept with the tent fully open. It's about that time tho for the first introduction to the midge season. In a fortnight they'll be a nightmare..........
In reply to The Pylon King:
Camped out in Glen Shiel at the weekend, and then did teh Forcan Ridge - not a midge in sight. Pure great!
Camped out in Glen Shiel at the weekend, and then did teh Forcan Ridge - not a midge in sight. Pure great!
In reply to Jonny Tee 69: agree they are lots of bother. But pretty essential for the food chain and all beasties up would suffer if we removed them.
You can always drive the car fast and splatt a few. A9 is ideal
You can always drive the car fast and splatt a few. A9 is ideal
In reply to The Pylon King: Midges don't seem to be out in Glen Nevis yet and its usually a hotspot.
In reply to The Pylon King:
Sorry - just saw your response. We were at:
Monday - Etive
Tuesday - Diabaig
Wednesday - Stoer
Thursday - Reiff
Friday - Ardmair
I saw your logbook update earlier and notice you did the Pillar at Diabaig. What a route huh!? I did it on Tuesday and loved every minute.
Hope the rest of your trip was as good...
And the midges weren't too bad at all!
Sorry - just saw your response. We were at:
Monday - Etive
Tuesday - Diabaig
Wednesday - Stoer
Thursday - Reiff
Friday - Ardmair
I saw your logbook update earlier and notice you did the Pillar at Diabaig. What a route huh!? I did it on Tuesday and loved every minute.
Hope the rest of your trip was as good...
And the midges weren't too bad at all!
In reply to 1234None:
Yes was well nice. we stayed in Torridon all week,doing stuff in Torridon and round Gairloch way.
Even developed a new "craglet":
http://www.ukclimbing.com/databases/crags/craginfo.html?id=8841
Midges not much of a problem as it was pretty windy at the campsite!
A few at the crags in the evening though
cant wait to get back up there
> I saw your logbook update earlier and notice you did the Pillar at Diabaig. What a route huh!? I did it on Tuesday and loved every minute.
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> Hope the rest of your trip was as good...
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> Hope the rest of your trip was as good...
Yes was well nice. we stayed in Torridon all week,doing stuff in Torridon and round Gairloch way.
Even developed a new "craglet":
http://www.ukclimbing.com/databases/crags/craginfo.html?id=8841
Midges not much of a problem as it was pretty windy at the campsite!
A few at the crags in the evening though
cant wait to get back up there
In reply to The Pylon King:
That wee crag looks good. Nice and clean. What grades did the lines go at?
Got fairly badly eaten in when the wind dropped two days ago in Glen Etive. It can only get worse from here!
Davie
That wee crag looks good. Nice and clean. What grades did the lines go at?
Got fairly badly eaten in when the wind dropped two days ago in Glen Etive. It can only get worse from here!
Davie
In reply to The Pylon King:
Looks like a good discovery but does it not have a name on the map already or could you not have chosen a name more in keeping with the other names nearby?
Too late to rename?
Looks like a good discovery but does it not have a name on the map already or could you not have chosen a name more in keeping with the other names nearby?
Too late to rename?
In reply to Wee Davie: We were in Etive yesterday. Fortunately hot sunny and breezy, but as it got cooler and wind droppoed in late afternoon you could see them swarming at ground level.
In reply to Chris F:
You too! Standing room only doon the Glen for a tent pitch on Saturday night. The Great Unwashed were out in numbers.
3/10 on the midgie richter scale on Saturday night.
You too! Standing room only doon the Glen for a tent pitch on Saturday night. The Great Unwashed were out in numbers.
3/10 on the midgie richter scale on Saturday night.
In reply to Donald M:
Not too late to rename but:
theres no names on the map and all the other crags in the area are called things like "path crag" and hairpin crag" so i thought "fence crag" was in keeping with the others!
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> Looks like a good discovery but does it not have a name on the map already or could you not have chosen a name more in keeping with the other names nearby?
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> Too late to rename?
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> Looks like a good discovery but does it not have a name on the map already or could you not have chosen a name more in keeping with the other names nearby?
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> Too late to rename?
Not too late to rename but:
theres no names on the map and all the other crags in the area are called things like "path crag" and hairpin crag" so i thought "fence crag" was in keeping with the others!
In reply to Slugain Howff: We were surprised how many campers there were. We were good little freaks and stayed in Glencoe Campsite (was about 9:30 and too tired to drive any further). Glencoe Campsite - 5/10.
In reply to The Pylon King:
I thought the name was fine.
Path Crag and Hairpin crag also didn't have names (why would the locals bother to name bits of rock? Hairpin crag was Creag nan Cuileann for a while (a name I made up) but Hairpin seemed a better name so it was changed. Creag nan Leumnach was also made up.
I thought the name was fine.
Path Crag and Hairpin crag also didn't have names (why would the locals bother to name bits of rock? Hairpin crag was Creag nan Cuileann for a while (a name I made up) but Hairpin seemed a better name so it was changed. Creag nan Leumnach was also made up.
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