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Jack and Rita Ewing. 10 November 2004.
Donich Lodge, Lochgoilhead, Argyll.
Having moved into the Lochgoilhead area during the late spring of 2001 we were soon to become aware of the presence, in very considerable numbers, of the notorious Scottish Midge. All 40 species! .
During that first Summer we tried all the various lotions and potions on the market ( and some that weren't ).
Having survived our first Summer only just, it was something of a relief to read about the advent of various “Midge Traps” on the market 2002 saw us seriously look at the candidates in the field.
We quickly settled on the Texol Mosquitoeater, produced by Texol Products Ltd., and our first unit was up and running on the 25th. June. This was the first Texol Mosquitoeater in Lochgoilhead and more soon followed into the area.
The 'catch' during that first restricted season, in a very large garden in the immediate vicinity of both water and extensive afforestation, was sufficient to make us consider installing a second unit.
Both units ran from 13th.May until 15th.Sept. 2004 and by now life in the garden was much improved. The lotions and potions were little used and the number of bites or ‘female midge strikes' was significantly reduced. Frustrated male midges continued to buzz around but theirs' was more of a nuisance value.
Weeding on hands and knees around shrubs is still a bit of a problem as disturbing soil and foliage raises the midges!!
Our conclusion thus far is that our Texol Mosquitoeaters are a sound investment, which has been backed up by a first class Technical Service and sound Research.
Mr & Mrs Raeburn
Raeburn's house Dingwall
Mr & Mrs Raeburn of Garve Suffered more than most from the midge menace making it almost impossible to work or sit out anywhere in their garden. As soon as the news of a machine that would tackle the fearsome biting menace, the couple contacted their local distributor and very soon, the Texol Mosquitoeater team were heading for Dingwall with a brand new Mosquitoeater.
Once sited in an appropriate spot within their extensive gardens, the unit set about its work with a vengeance catching plenty of the wee menaces. Pleased with the performance of their first Mosquitoeater, the Raeburns felt that a second machine would allow a larger area of their garden to be protected. With that, they purchased a new Mosquitoeater Plus as soon as the season started.
The combined effect of the two machines carefully sited gave the Raeburns the relief they craved allowing them to enjoy their garden without being eaten alive by the midge.
So pleased, were they that they kept the bulging bags of defeated Midges and ‘donated' them to their local retailer McDonalds hardware, Dingwall where store owner Mr Kelvin Ambrose was able to show customers proof of the effectiveness of the Mosquitoeater and the difference one or two machines can make.
Mr and Mrs Marshall
Inveroran Hotel, Bridge of Orchy
Mr and Mrs Marshall, proprietors of the Inveroran Hotel, Bridge of Orchy situated on the route of the world famous West Highland Way, had arguably, the worst Midge problem we have ever encountered. When the Midges were out in force, the immediate vicinity of the hotel was virtually a no-go zone and if this wasn't bad enough, they infiltrated the interior of the hotel itself.
Nets were installed over windows and shower vents, anywhere Midges could get in; customers were asked not to leave windows open or lights on as the next day, light shades, fittings and window sills were covered in midges.
In June 2003, the Marshall's took ownership of their first Mosquitoeater machine, which within weeks of being operational, caught well in excess of a supermarket carrier bag, full of the biting insects. The success of this machine coupled with unusually high concentration of Midges around the grounds of the Inveroran Hotel prompted the Texol Mosquitoeater team to approach the Marshall's with the proposal of using their the Inveroran Hotel as a test site to help us analyse the machines and the insects in an ideal environment. This would help us advise customers to the best use and sitting of the machine as well as further improving the performance.
The Marshall's as you would expect, welcomed the suggestion and with that the Mosquitoeater team descended upon the Inveroran Hotel with a number of additional machines located at strategic locations in and around the grounds of the hotel at the beginning of the 2004 season. The results were fantastic with the Midge population being severely devastated resulting in Midges entering the hotel being virtually eliminated and but probably the best news of all for Mr & Mrs Marshall and the guests of the Inveroran Hotel was being able to invite hotel patrons to site outside on the hotel patio to eat al fresco – something unthinkable during the Marshall's ownership of the Inveroran Hotel. |
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