AVOID THE TREES!!!!!

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Originally Posted by KrappieKrane

Nail polish will do the trick if only a couple of spots. Liquid Skin aerosol works wonders for covering areas for chiggers, red bugs and even covering poison ivy.

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until it cracks and then they itch again , just saying

thought i read they burrowed in on hair follicles ? hmmmm
more research I suppose .....:dono

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Originally Posted by Chuck Adams

Always heard clear fingernail polish on the bite will smother them and kill them.
Old wives tail but might work??


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works well until it cracks ....

They sure are some misery causing critters

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Originally Posted by Slab

From my readings, they’re already gone by the time you start itching. It’s the hole they left in you that itches.


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They're not really "gone". If you scratch a lot they will migrate to another spot. I use Chigger-rid. Not sure if the menthol kills them or just suffocates them with the combo of the menthol and sealing properties of the solution. Either way, it works. But you have to use it for at least 2 - 3 days or they seem to resuscitate and come back to life. The Chigger-rid doesn't crack like the clear nail polish does. It's more flexible. The Chigger-rid is as much a part of our medicine cabinet as Merthiolate, Mercurochrome, and alcohol. (man, the good ol days.):Rofl

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Originally Posted by Kevind62

They're not really "gone". If you scratch a lot they will migrate to another spot. I use Chigger-rid. Not sure if the menthol kills them or just suffocates them with the combo of the menthol and sealing properties of the solution. Either way, it works. But you have to use it for at least 2 - 3 days or they seem to resuscitate and come back to life. The Chigger-rid doesn't crack like the clear nail polish does. It's more flexible. The Chigger-rid is as much a part of our medicine cabinet as Merthiolate, Mercurochrome, and alcohol. (man, the good ol days.):Rofl

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Throw in some Vicks Vapor Rub

Round here they call them Red Bugs. They hang out in the Spanish Moss and every year I end up with some bites. I appreciated the remedies mentioned and have one I shall share. Hot tub. Soak in a hot tub and that kills them and steals away the itch.

I no longer own a hot tub, so next visit to the store I will be looking for some Tea Tree Oil.

Swimming pool will clear them up also.

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Originally Posted by Slab

I’m telling you, try tea tree oil. The itching should stop within 15 to 20 minutes. It’s potent stuff.


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Maybe a future Crappie.com store item!:cheers2 Only potential drawback may be the inadvertent application to baits instead of applying SLABSAUCE. May eliminate BITES too!!:Rofl Course, we all need an excuse for the slow days!:check:biggrin

G Sauce may get rid of those pest.