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Come over to the East side of Scotland we dont get them bizarrely (not in Fife anyway). Ive had my fair share of midge attacks whilst camping but certainly not only restricted to Scotland. The lakes and North Yorkshire spring to mind but dont let that put you off Loch Lomond hankakampa just avoid June, July and August. They will be starting to come out about the now because we have had plenty rain and the temperatures are now rising. Alba gu brath

I have no idea whether Loch Lomond is a renowned midge area. I walked the West Highland Way a few years ago and I remember the midges being bad north of Loch Lomond to Fort William.

Midges/mosquitoes love me but my husband never seems to get bitten. Avon Skin So Soft just does nothing to stop the wee blighters munching me. The only solution for me is to cover up and wear a head net over a hat. My in-laws live in Argyll and numerous summer month trips there have been midgetastic. They choose to live there as it is so beautiful but they hate the number of midges in summer. They view them as a natural tourist suppressant!

We have the book LobeyDosser mentions...it is an interesting and informative read.

I can understand your concern, others may not, as I would not choose to camp where there are huge numbers of midges as they make my life a misery. We camped at a site in Stirling last year when they were out in full force. No fun.

I would say if you do camp there, go prepared for midges (repellant/cover up clothing/head net). Hopefully there won`t be any there to bother you.

Enjoy the trip.

PS. I`m scratching my head whilst writing this!