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Junior was down in Tennessee 10 days ago, swimming and such....

He still has all kinds of small red "bites" on his legs.. somewhat itchy he says,

Whats the tried and true remedy?

No longer known as 'chiggers'.
They are now 'insects of color' to you...

I got bit up about 4 weeks ago and still have scars and itch spots. Fingernail polish on the bite area right away helps a lot.

I've lived in chigger country all my life and have tried the remedies, none of which work. Endure three or four days of agonizing reappraisal and itching, at which point the discomfort subsides considerably. Best to use insect repellent if you even suspect you're in chigger territory. I'm pretty sure anywhere in the South is overwhelmingly chigger country. A few people don't get bit for some reason, but chiggers love most folks.

Never could find out just what they do in the world.

I last got into them about 15 years ago and had the sweats and was some kind of unhappy for about a week.

Might try a soak in warm bath with some chlorine.
Or take some benadrill with some camphor or get some cortisone cream.

The nail polish thing only works if they have not been scratched,i don't know anyone that could resist doing that.

And for years after they got me bad whenever i went back down there i could feel them suckers itching all over again.

Best remedy I have tried is, damp a washcloth or paper towel with vinegar and pass it over the bites. This makes it a little more tolerable and you smell like a pickle.

The chigger is long gone, the itching is a reaction to the chigger bite. Use a OTC steroid cream if you have one and an antihistamine should help as well if it's bad.

Clear finger nail polish. Walgreens sells something for it that's like the polish.

Yup just the dead tissue around the feeding tube. They got me a few times in Raleigh. Usually you get them once then get real cautious. Then figure they can't be around this early/late and boom get them again. Steroid cremes and anti-histamine, sometimes tried nail polish. I heard it fills the hole and keeps you from itching it.

I read somewhere about a group in a concentration camp that the Nazis wouldn't go near because of Fleas/Ticks/ maybe Chiggers. Saved their lives so God had a purpose for them there. Kind of changed my perspective on them. At least until I get ate up again. Permethrin soaked clothes tucked into boots also sprayed and long sleeves. Even Under Armour type long sleeves sprayed in it do the trick. Just make sure it's dried and it lasts a few washes.

The tried & true method is a preemptive strike. I always spray insect repellent on my shoes and pant cuffs. When hunting I tuck the pants into my snake boots and generously spray the boots. Never, ever have a problem with them as such. I have forgotten a time or two & paid the price.

Does this method come with a time machine?

For some reason they don't like me much. I can walk around in shorts, while my hunting partner can have long britches on and they will eat him up.

The few that get on me I rub them down with the real deal rubbing alcohol. 91%?

Unfotunately, no. Next time you will be glad you had this stark reminder and you'll be less likely to repeat.

Crabs?

Baking soda poured in a hot bath works every time I used to get eat alive when I was a kid they don't bother me now

In the Northeast we are cursed with the Lavae of the Lone star tick (the chigger equivalent)...same side effects....itchy, oozing sores. I made the mistake of doing a quick estimate recently without spraying with a permethrin product. I was "Lucky" enough to walk away with only a few bites...Rite Aid first aid medicated spray seemed to help with the itching...

CHIG AWAY Works, Now CVS and I think Walgreens have their own brands, Google it, It works!

If your crabs is itchin, go for it.