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I have run into any until this week, and MAN i got a mess of them chewing me to pieces.
Nasty little buggers
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Yep. They suck. Try powdered sulfur before you go out next time.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
- Del Gue
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Loved to lay in the grass as a kid in the Summers in Oregon. Then moved to Oklahoma. Learned real quick you couldn't do that or you'd get gigantic itching welts on your sack or under your underwear band. WTF?
They're proof God has a sense of humor.
Moved back to Oregon and never missed having those bastards.
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Spare yourself the misery and amputate. just sayin.
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Clear fingernail polish will quiet them.
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Clear fingernail polish will quiet them. That actually does nothing since the bug aren't there. They bite, feed, and drop off. The sores and itching are a reaction to the bites.
One shot, one kill........ It saves a lot of ammo!
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Never had them. I don't think they are around here, I have heard people
talk about how bad they are, but never had anyone tell me they got into
them around here.
And I'm ok with that!
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Chig Away is your best friend, before or after....
And these zombies line up and eat from the media’s trough
Cowards CANNOT be free. Nor should they be.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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CHIGGERS:::: Don't actually bite they drill tiny holes in your skin an excrete saliva which breaks down you skin then they suck the soup up!!! I HATE THE F----S
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i have lone star tick disease and I have heard doctors saying that chiggers may be carrying the same disease now.
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Bleach or fingernail polish et al does no good. OLD WIVES tale. After you are bitten, use Tea Tree Oil on the affected area 2-3 times a day... it is the only thing I have found that works 100% of the time. Cuts recovery from 2 weeks to 1-2 days.
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went"
Will Rogers
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When I was a kid I got eat up with them all the time. But as an adult I don't know if I to sour thick-skinned or what but I haven't had a chigger bite in years actually get very few ticks on me. And I live in the sticks work outside and always in the dirt or grass
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Disagree about the bleach. When I have been in the scrub all day, come home and put 2 caps full of bleach in a bath. You will have a slight smell but it gets rid of the little buggers. Have to do it right away though. Do not wait till bed time.
Some mornings, it just does not feel worth it to chew through the straps!~
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Clear fingernail polish will quiet them. That actually does nothing since the bug aren't there. They bite, feed, and drop off. The sores and itching are a reaction to the bites. BS. The fingernail polish DOES stop the itching. Neil
Dong Ha Vietnam '67
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Gasoline gets them off, Burns a little bit!
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When the little suckers are chewing away it just about makes me want to burn them with gas....
I need to check into the “Chig away” ... never heard of it
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haven't had them since i was a teen.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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Clear fingernail polish will quiet them. That actually does nothing since the bug aren't there. They bite, feed, and drop off. The sores and itching are a reaction to the bites. This! By the time it starts to itch, the chigger is long gone. After extensive experience with them, the best prevention in my Army days was to wear all leather boots and keep the pants tucked in. They would crawl right through jungle boots. Have also tried all the home remedies and actually found one that works. Extra strength Clearasil medicated acne pads. Not a magical remedy, but cleared up the itchy bites faster than anything else.
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Chiggers are the devil bug. When you think you may encounter them bug spray works but spandex treated in pymethrin is 100%. 40 or more welts will keep you awake for a while. Tea tree oil works to some extent although the odor is repugnant. Interesting read below learn the places to avoid and cover up and wash up immediately after getting out of the areas they are prevalent. http://entoweb.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/chiggers.htmGood luck and shoot straight y'all
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Chig Away is your best friend, before or after.... ^^^^^^^^^ This
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