Generally, yes.
Midges in western Highlands, is it really that bad?
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Bushman's Insect repellent, It kills the grass you walk on....
That's my go to. Also good for crocodiles.. 
That's my go to. Also good for crocodiles.. 
Sept and October can be decent months in Scotland for weather plus accommodation is cheaper. But midges can ruin a trip to the West and far North if you plan to be outdoors and are not prepared. If its damp and humid early morning and late in the day are the times to stay indoors. The locals use an Avon product call 'skin so soft'. Smoking a pipe also helps if thats your thing. I carry a very fine mesh hood when fishing, its impossible to be outdoors for any length of time without one. Pack tight clothes, long sleeves and thin gloves. If you have any bare skin they will find it. The females are the ones that bite and when you kill one that attracts more to what is for them a giant sex party with you as the last meal, so try and not swat them to the point of killing them..... Alternatively drive fast with the top down
End of the season…so like all end of seasons…maybe maybe not…
Personally I just live with it as the midge impact is very weather dependent and in most of tourist Scotland the weather changes often and rapidly from day to day..
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If it's warm, not too windy, and you're near water they'll be out. It's not just Scotland, either, I've had a terrible eaten-alive experience down in the Brecon beacons.
Thank the lord for global warming, eh?
Thank the lord for global warming, eh?
I was advised that the best midge / insect repellent is Avon “Skin so Soft” moisturiser, the Royal Marines supposedly swear by it … plus they have very soft hands !
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Avon Skin So Soft Original Dry Oil insect repellent review: affordable, smells great and moisturizes your skin
Avon Skin So Soft Original Dry Oil is a rogue moisturizer that turned out to be a superb, affordable insect repellent – good for midges, and nice on skin too
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I think so we've been 3 times in Sept, and didn't see any