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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 06:21 PM
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Ugh...CHIGGERS!


I slathered anti-chigger junk all over myself before my hike through the deep woods the other day, and only had 4 bites. But I forgot to wash my sneakers. So the next day, about 40 of them got me. I'm going to kill them with alcohol, because according to an old wives tale, chiggers can't be boozers.

Dear god, the itching is maddening.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 06:22 PM
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1. Man I have not had Chiggers in a long time.
Oh the memories from when I was a kid.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 06:27 PM
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2. I had never heard of chiggers until 1991
Then I went to basic training at Ft. Benning and we became way too well accquainted.
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 06:28 PM
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3. We used to cover them with clear nail polish
If you haven't scratched them open yet, that is...

I remember (it's been years) that it helped a lot.
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Thirtieschild Donating Member (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 09:37 AM
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16. Also used clear nail polish - suspect it killed them because it hardened and cut off air
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 06:39 PM
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4. Welcome to insanity
x(
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 06:51 PM
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5. If you can tolerate Benadryl it will help with the itching. I only use
it as a last resort because it dings me out so bad that I can barely stay awake. Forget the alcohol, the chigger is already gone by the time it starts to itch and all you will accomplish is setting yourself on fire. Some more good info and advice can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_mite
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:01 PM
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6. The alcohol is more for me, really
:evilgrin:

I've got some chiggarid. Yeah, those little beasties are probably long gone.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 06:30 AM
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13. LOL! You didn't specify which type of alcohol you were planning
to use. A "liberal application" might do you some good.

:rofl:
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:04 PM
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7. Insane itching! Got 3 of those bites the last time I was in Kansas.
Gawd I thought they'd NEVER STOP ITCHING!!!!!!!!!!!

It was like torture and I sprayed some DDT like repellent all OVER and STILL GOT BIT!!!

Damned they suck...
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 07:51 AM
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14. Only three?
Three chigger bites is a walk in the park. I have about 100 now. Sleep is almost impossible.

I think I keep getting more every time I wear my shoes. I just toasted my shoes in the oven at 150. Now they're in the freezer. DIE LITTLE BASTARDS!!!
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:05 PM
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8. Twice a day take a bath as hot as you can stand
Trust me, it works. Last year, I had hundreds and hundreds of bites from the waist down, over 200 on one leg alone.
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:11 PM
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9. I have never even heard of this bug before!!
:scared: as if there weren't enough other things to be worried about.....


thanks a lot. ;)
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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:20 PM
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10. We called them red bugs growing up. My grandmother used butter and salt...
Of course the salt is what worked.
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Tektonik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:29 PM
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11. Never heard of 'em
Guess I'm lucky then :scared:
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Xithras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-06-07 08:50 PM
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12. Hike much?
Anyone who spends any time hiking should be familiar with them. There are three insects that are a hikers bane...ticks, mosquitoes, and chiggers. Nasty little things.
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 07:54 AM
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15. You have my sympathy...
:hug: I HATE chiggers---I had my first bout with them when I was a kid and picked blackberries at my grandmother's farm. I have NEVER had the insane itching with any other pest---mosquitos included. :yoiks: I have run into them a few more times, but I had insect repellent from head to toe and only got one or two. :pals: Definitely try the alcohol thing. :P It couldn't hurt.
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