What are chiggers and just why is there a huge amount of of concern about them and just what are they to begin with? Chiggers are a relative with the tick. They come in various names, a few of which aren't printable here. However, having said that, they are also often called harvest mites, jiggers, red bugs and others.
Any who has lived in the south for any time knows what a chigger is, if they do not know how to avoid them or stop their terrible itching after being bitten. Those who don't know what they are have probably experienced them and had no idea what was behind most of the itching.
The only real purpose of chiggers is always to torment mankind. They do annoy and torment more than mankind, but mankind tends to make the most noise about the results of chigger bites.
Chiggers are small. About 150th of an inch small. Small enough you most likely couldn't see them not using a magnifying glass or microscope. So what does all of this have to do with chiggers and the way to prevent being eaten alive with them? Nothing except to provide a plan of the enemy you're dealing with. If you understand him you can defeat him.
The bad new about chigger bites is you think they will never stop itching. The good news is chiggers don't eat much. That won't be much consolation when you can't sleep and you scratching until you bleed. That is something else all together. The docs will tell you to not scratch. It is obvious docs have not had chigger bites or they are sadists in the extreme.
Telling a body not to scratch is like putting a cookie before a five year old and tell him he cannot have it. It just is not about to happen.
The easiest approach to not getting eat up with chiggers is absolutely not to let them get past your defenses. As always, the most effective defense is a superb offense. So what is your best offense?
Take a hint from the Boy Scout Motto of "Be Prepared" before you go into chigger country.
Wear proper clothing to start with. Tight weave, light colored clothing that covers the body but not tightly. Tuck the pant legs in your boots should you wear them or into your socks.
Use a natural repellent like Flowers of Sulfur which you'll be able to get out of your drug store. Put some in any sock and pat some to your clothes. Chiggers don't like sulfur. Various essential oils that work quite well but their effects are short lived.
Several drops tea tree oil and garlic oil put into an atomizer with some water, shaken and sprayed on will help repel them.
Avoiding those areas where chiggers are known to inhabit also helps. Places like where tall grass and brush are. Where piles of rotting leaves and stick piles are. Chiggers like warm moist areas. For those who don't believe that, where do you get the most bites from? In addition they like tight places. Get yourself a clue.
In addition to all of this, the next best thing you are able to do is keep yourself brushed down. Every hour or so brush yourself or your buddy off to knock any would-be infiltrators off before they could find a way into your hide.
Big Hint: Symptoms of being chigger attacks usually show up within about twelve to twenty-four hours after exposure. So it is important you get into the shower as soon as possible to minimize there effects. Oh, we did not talk about that here did we? Get the rest of the story.
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