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How to stop the itch of chigger bites?

Old 06-09-2010, 08:26 AM
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So they are a specific insect, right??
I've heard of them but never knew what people were talking about :D
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:23 AM
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oh my, I hope you got the itch to stop, what did you end up using?
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:35 AM
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I use Noxema on mine. For those who don't know about chiggers, when you get them they look like mosquito bites, and itch like crazy. Mom puts eucolyptus oil on her legs before hanging clothes on the line. They don't like it and will leave you alone.
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:39 AM
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Ivarest is the best thing ever invented!! It has a numbing agent in it and at first it stings for a few seconds and then it will numb the spot. You can use it 3 times a day I think it is. I wouldn't use anything else. I keep 3 bottles of it on hand so we always have one on hand. I keep one in the bathroom and one on my desk and one for an extra. It is great stuff!!

I get it at Walmart.
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:02 AM
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Chiggers are a tiny parasitic insect that burrows under the skin and feeds! Aren't you glad you asked?
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:03 AM
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Chigger Basics

"Many people think of chiggers as blood-sucking insects, like fleas, ticks or mosquitoes. There are two problems with this belief. The first is that chiggers are not insects, and the second is that they don't eat blood. Chiggers are the larvae of harvest mites, and they consume the cells of their host's skin.

Harvest mites are arachnids -- they're related to ticks and spiders. Adults are small and red, and they have eight legs. They live in the soil, so people often find them while digging in yards or gardens. Adult harvest mites eat other insects and their eggs. They can be beneficial to human beings, since they often eat the eggs of other pests, such as mosquitoes"...........


http://animals.howstuffworks.com/ara....htm/printable


It gives you the whole rundown there including pictures. Looks like we were all a little bit wrong....lol!
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:03 AM
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tea tree oil
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:09 AM
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Thanks lfw045, I stand corrected! Those little buggers are itchy, no matter what they are.
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tally Kathy
A bath in baking soda helped my son after a camping trip - he was covered in them. They are tenny tiny insects, and contrary to belief they do not burrow, they bite, get a blood meal, and leave. They concentrate at the edges of shirts , shorts, pants, socks. The itching can last for days and days.
OTC hydrocortisone helps.
Yep!!!! bath in baking soda!
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Kerosene! Same as lamp oil. I promise will kill them, take the itch out and will NOT sting!
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