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Put a little bleach in bathtub and get em wet. They’ll die.

The bug is gone

The stylostome is what is itching, straw like tunnel thru the epidermis

Hydrocortisone, most any steroidal anti itch cream

Don't ruin the fun.

Better ta have half the 'fire wearin nail polish anklets an goin ta town thinkin they're diggin tiny Aliens outta their skin.

Go ahead w that I’ll stick w bakin sodas 😂

THIS ^^^

The best way is to wear tall boots and pants treated with permethrin (before wearing) and deet (after putting the clothes on). As has been mentioned, the bug is gone, so any post-bite treatments are really to treat the symptoms (itching). You can scratch and infect the bite site if you aren’t careful. Solutions such as nail polish, ammonia, salt, etc. are probably acting as a counter irritant and masking the itching symptoms.

Chiggers are awful and I would go to great lengths to avoid them, but they won’t kill you like a tick might. The bad news is chigger country is also tick country. The good news is the avoidance procedures are the same for both.

Cauldron of oil.

Pumice stone, rub till you bleed then rubbing alcohol till you scream. It sucks but works the best for me…… and I live in Kansas

Soak your legs in diesel fuel then set them on fire.

Put a cup of oatmeal in an old sock. Tie the end.

Run hot bath adding 1/4 cup baking soda & 1/8 cup Clorox.

Soak in the bath while scrubbing the little bastards with the oatmeal filled sock.

It isn't 100% right away cure, but it will be a whole lot better & almost no itch the next day.

Yep. Scratch the [bleep] out of them and dig out the 70% stuff.

Chiggers ain't got nothing on red leeches...

I make a permethrin solution from concentrate and treat my socks and jeans/overalls in season. Shower as soon as I get home.

Chiggers, mosquitoes and ticks deserve a special place in hell.

Pray god you don’t get a seed tick on ur pee pee the tip not good🤯

Campho Phenique quiets the itch.

Prevention is the best cure. Wear boots and put your pants legs inside the boots. Spray your boot tops and pants legs half way to your knees. If you go into red bug country in sandals and shorts you are looking for trouble.

If I get a tick or a red bug (which is not often) I daub him with pour on type Ivermectin or Cydectin.

I have great luck on the front end by using Cedarcide which is Red Texas Cedar Oil from Cedarcide.com No bites use it hunting, scouting, yard work, goes on the dog and I can spray the yard to knock back the skeeters. I buy it by the gallon and spray boots, socks, neck, face etc. No chemical exposure and the bugs hate it. also makes a decent scent cover in the woods, second only to peanut butter when hunting hogs!

Spray down with sawyer repellant and u will not get bit period. If u dont its an allergic reaction your body is having. The chigger is not buried under your skin. About any type of allergy meds will ease the itching but topical rubs or ointments keep the hair on your skin from moving and therefore making it itch worse. Miral is go but a jug of sawyer spray

Bleach bath

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I have done the bleach bath, wiped the bite w alcohol and everything else. The medication works best for me.

Lot a good suggestions. During the summer a soak in a swimming pool (whether chlorine or salt) helps tremendously. A afternoon in the surf at the beach is another way of getting relief.

GreggH