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Man, been out twice in the past week and a half fishing. Both times came home with chiggers!! Trying to fish some tree bases along the banks and just brushed a couple limbs. Weather was nice so short sleeve shirts. Won't be making that mistake again.
Ugh! Red Bugs eat me up too.
Kevin .... chiggers like me so much it wouldn't surprise me if they swam out to the boat to get to me. :Doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevind62
I'm just glad they don't have wings !! :ThumbsUp
Haven't had any of those in years. Knock on wood I don't want any either. They eat me alive
Them chiggers eat me alive. I am leery about going into the field or woods this time of year because if them. Poison ivy never bothered me but them things are torture.
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Grew up in desert state with zero chiggers. 1968 in Army at Ft. Hood, TX, first time in the field playing Army Infantryman and sleeping on the ground with no protection. Received over 300 chiggers in/on every area of my body. Never Never been so miserable in my life. Never went back to the field without Off sprayed all over boats and clothes 2-3 times per 24 hrs.
Deep Woods off at thatQuote:
Originally Posted by osok
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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Yes, Deep Woods Off with the green cap became my best friend.
If I’m out in grass,woods as soon as I’m home I put mix a quarter cup bleach with 3/4 cup warm water, jump in shower, pour it on my hands a little at a time and start at waist rubbing myself down to my ankles. Even if you already have bites it kills them.
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Always heard clear fingernail polish on the bite will smother them and kill them.
Old wives tail but might work??
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Adams
Zinc oxide will back them out of the hole as well
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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From my readings, they’re already gone by the time you start itching. It’s the hole they left in you that itches.Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
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I grew up in the country and never had an issue. I must have been immune because my neighbors would always complain about them! But that has faded. Now I wear deep woods Off and eliminates 99% of them. I suggest loose fitting clothing and no underwear or socks for them to hide in!
Prevention is best with deet spray but if you get some on you take vitamin B complex pills for a few days . I take double the recommend daily dose if I get some bites. . It should greatly diminish the itch.
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You are correct, Boss !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab
Contrary to popular belief, chiggers do not burrow into the skin, feed on a person’s blood, or carry disease. They feed on human skin cells, although it is only the juvenile form of the mites that do this.
When biting a human, chiggers will insert their feeding structures into the skin. Before they can eat, the chiggers inject an enzyme into the skin to liquefy the tissue. This action makes a hole in the skin, and then the skin around this hole hardens, forming a feeding tube called a stylostome.
Chiggers then feed on the destroyed tissue through this stylostome. If left undisturbed, the chiggers can feed for a couple of days.
Chiggers have delicate feeding structures. This means that they find it easier to penetrate a person’s skin where there are wrinkles, folds, or where the skin is thinnest.
Well boys I'm going old school on you. As kids we were never inside and chiggers were a way of life certain times of the year. To get rid of the itch and help with skin irritation, my grandmother would fry sausage. While we're were eating, she would take a cottonball dip it in sausage grease and rub it on the chigger spots. Don't know what caused it to work, just know it worked. I know there are new medicines that work but this old home remedy does it's job. Course you smelled like breakfast all night.
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People still wear underwear? :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by thaDudeAbides
its a strange thing here , no rain , no chiggers , would trade for some water though , just saying
best cure , scratch em till they bleed ,,,,,:Rofl
until it cracks and then they itch again , just sayingQuote:
Originally Posted by KrappieKrane
thought i read they burrowed in on hair follicles ? hmmmm
more research I suppose .....:dono
works well until it cracks ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Adams
They sure are some misery causing critters
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.):RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Slab
Throw in some Vicks Vapor RubQuote:
Originally Posted by Kevind62
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.
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:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Slab
G Sauce may get rid of those pest.
Avon,,,,skin so soft original bath oil,,,,they have used this for mosquitos too,,,if you plan on being outdoors,, bath or apply a 50/50 so,ution with water and skin so soft to keep bugs at bay for humans and animals,,,,,great for horses as well fighting flies….
Also,,,you ever see thos old war movies where guys always chewed matches? Well there was a reason for this,,,the sulfer fights biting insects,,,of course they actually make sulfer pills now if you can find them,,, supoosively works,,
,also if you hunt a lot and need protection from biting insects like skeeters and chiggers,,, wear nylon undergarment like body armour …keeps those stingers and biters at bay
I have used the skin so soft. It does keep the misquitoes alway. A spray on anti-perspirant helps keep posion ivy, oak, and sumac from getting ya as well. I used to get covered in it while cutting grass and weed eating a piece of lake property the folks had. The deodorant would help seal the pores of your skin so the oil from the plant wouldn't get in. One had to be careful not to overheat. Being in South East Mississippi it was plenty humid yo keep you covered in sweatQuote:
Originally Posted by Takeum
Fingernail polish will kill the chigger but the decomposing body will cause infection. White tape is best. About 8 hours after applying the chigger will come to the surface to get air. You can remove the tape and see the little red dot. Burn the little devils with fire.