Spring Brings Chiggers

[Bearsixty7]

When I was a youth OFF wasn't that well known so we would take Hartz flea and tick collars that we had for the "farm dog" and wrap around our pant cuff and boots. Dad said this would also keep a snake from going up our pant legs which I much approved!

Deep woods OFF sprayed all over my jeans has so far kept all biting critters off me in tall grass and brush.

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[drumminj]

I spray premetherin on my boots and lower pants legs Sawyer sp657 that was suggested by another person on this site. Seems to slow down the ticks so I always find them crawling slow like they are confused.

Permethrin is a neurotoxin so it makes sense that it would slow them down and make them confused.

 

[skipmarcy]

Chiggers don't care how tall or short the grass is or if there is any at all and yes, they are extremely small and most people can't see them with the naked eye. They have always loved me, they didn't bother my wife at all up until a couple years ago. It's just a fact of life around here in warmer months that we have to spray down with Repel 40% deet the first time out of the house every morning and a time or two during the day. We use the Benadryl gel on the ones that do get to us to relieve itching and dry-up the spot quicker. Oh yea - they LOVE blackberry bushes even more than grass !!

 

[MossRoad]

 

[Tinhack]

Chiggers are microscopic

Absolutely. They can crawl through socks and bore into skin with ease. We have them down here and can be painful the next day and itch for a week or more. When I do yard work, I spray my shoes, socks and pant legs with Off Mosquito spray (Deet). But if I forget, I'm spraying liquid Benadryl on my ankles for a week.

 

[MossRoad]

I remember getting chiggers when I was a kid. Some friends and I were playing hide and seek in the weeds. Yikes! They itched!

 

[HawkinsHollow]

I HATE CHIGGERS!! It's weird, around here it seems like I most often get them from locations that have a higher rate of human and animal traffic. Our local mtn. biking trail is NOTORIOUS for gifting us with chiggers throughout the summer. But I rarely get them from anywhere else.

 

[TN8Man]

The diesel seemed to work pretty good and fast. Just stay away from fire for awhile.

Chiggers don't care how tall or short the grass is or if there is any at all and yes, they are extremely small and most people can't see them with the naked eye. They have always loved me, they didn't bother my wife at all up until a couple years ago. It's just a fact of life around here in warmer months that we have to spray down with Repel 40% deet the first time out of the house every morning and a time or two during the day. We use the Benadryl gel on the ones that do get to us to relieve itching and dry-up the spot quicker. Oh yea - they LOVE blackberry bushes even more than grass !!

I don't think I have black berry but I do have these small red berries popping up from some kind of weed I assume. This is recent and I don't remember seeing these before.

 

[MossRoad]

The diesel seemed to work pretty good and fast. Just stay away from fire for awhile.

I don't think I have black berry but I do have these small red berries popping up from some kind of weed I assume. This is recent and I don't remember seeing these before.

If you have an iPhone, you can take a picture of about any plant and then scroll down and it has an option to look up the plant. It's pretty accurate. Wife and I use it on walks when we see something we don't recognize.

 

[kenmbz]

If you have an iPhone, you can take a picture of about any plant and then scroll down and it has an option to look up the plant. It's pretty accurate. Wife and I use it on walks when we see something we don't recognize.

I use plant net, unfortunately I befuddle it sometimes as many plants have the same leaves. Flowers are usually easier.