I realized and was introduced to the wonderful world of chiggers last night. They're all over me. Easy remedies? Help?

Clear nail polish on the chiggers will get the job done.

Out of curiosty, how long will it take for them to die and fall out?

It takes about 24 - 48 hours for them to suffocate under the clear nail polish. I live in chigger country, LOL

Oh well thank you very much for your help! Cheers! :)

Okay, Canadian moment here. What the heck is a chigger? :eek:

Here you go Alty

Chigger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiggers)

I got itchy just reading it.

Thank J9.

Hope you feel better Fuzzball! :)

Don't worry Alty, I had no idea either!

Aw, thanks guys! I washed everything I owned trying to keel dem out mah stuff. I think my spots of chiggerness are getting better.

Akeel dem out mah stuff.

I'm sorry, I don't know what this means.

I'm sorry, I don't know what this means.

I killed them out of my stuff?

Sad, I'm learning. This can't be good. :(

It's all a new language to me. This is a prime example of why we ask to use proper english and no text/chat speak.

Sorry, it always manages to pop out of me every once in a while. O.o

Oh poor you.Try some benadryl ointment and also the pills or liquid oral medicine it may make you sleepy but it will help the itch.

Chiggers Symptoms & Natural Home Remedies (http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/askquestion/18191/chiggers-natural-remedies-home-treatment-for-chigg.html)


Chigger Season & prevention
Chiggers are warm-weather nuisances; expect them to move north with climate warming, and to have longer seasons where they now exist. (We used to get our first chigger bites in June; now it's April.)

Though they may show up in short-grass areas, especially if you lie down on the grass, they really thrive in taller grass and along fencerows, etc. We expect our first chigger bites in late spring/early summer, well after the ticks become active. The chigger season peaks in midsummer, then declines (either the body doesn't react to them as much, or there are fewer of them once it's really hot and dry, which mid-to-late summer is in Central Texas.

To prevent massive chigger bites, we wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts in the field. We spray shoes, ankles, and pants up to the knee with insect repellent, wear shirts tucked into the pants, and shower immediately after coming back in the house. (We don't tuck pants into socks because with the kind of work we're doing, they always come out, and retucking something that's been outside is a great way to get massive numbers of chiggers. A good repellent spray around the ankles appears to work just as well. Chiggers dig in where clothing is snug, as mentioned: at the sock line, beltline, along the margins of underwear, etc. NEVER remember partway through an outdoor activity that you should've tucked in your shirt... that just transfers chiggers to the area they like best--a snug fit. (Experience here--I was harvesting wild grapes with my shirt-tail out, then decided to stop on the drive back to the city for something to eat and tucked it in. Worst case of chiggers I ever had in my life.)

For the same reason, wash the clothes you wore before wearing them out again. (It's tempting, if working outdoors several times a day, to put on the same pair of jeans and save the wear and tear, and the water resources... but chiggers are quite happy to lie in wait and dig in next time. Ticks, too.)

Even those in chiggery areas usually get "chiggered" once a year, forgetting the rules or deciding "It's early enough I can get away with wearing shorts..."

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Oh. That might help. I just looked up a picture of a chigger and they are so scary looking... I'm now more weirded out than before

Oh. That might help. I just looked up a picture of a chigger and they are so scary looking... I'm now more weirded out than before

Never a good idea to look at the pictures, NEVER! :eek:

What is a chigger?

what is a chigger?

Look at the links above.

artlady agrees: How do you know if you have chiggers?My son just came home today with a horroble itchy rash on the top of his hands but we are in New york,possible here as wel?

Chiggers are usually found on the lower legs. You get them by walking through weeds and/or tall grass.

You can always look up those horrible pictures to see if they look like your son's... but it's not a very good idea, cause it's a little freaky.

Okay... It kept getting worse and worse and I was just like.. no way. So I went to the doctor to find out I have pitorysis... Can't spell. Im itchy and I was wondering if anyone here has personal experiences with it or whatever... to stop the itching cause it bugs me so bad. Doctors say there is no cure. It lasts about 5 weeks to 4 months and there is no known cause. This is what they told me... Any suggestions?

Wow, that doesn't sound good.

I'd start a new thread Fuzzy, you'll get more responses if you do.

J9 is a registered nurse, I'm sure she has a few suggestions.

Sorry, wish I could help.