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Chiggers .

• 2DAMFLASHY 1,141 Posts

  Tue, Jul 22 2014 4:03 PM

  3  for ..the clear nailpolish...

  thats..  what we do ...HERE ,,in North Carolina  ..  after we wipe em down with clorox bleech ...(hint)  in front of a fan...

  cause,,,, umm  well....  its gunna burn... ..

  guess ya didn't find the ball you were look'n for...or you would have em on yer arm ... :)

  ...just funnin... good luck..

  peace

• DodgyPutter 4,690 Posts

  Wed, Jul 23 2014 2:01 AM

  There is good news Craig, I too looked on wiki and .."After feeding on their hosts, the larvae drop to the ground and become nymphs"

• Dougie4042 4,399 Posts

  Wed, Jul 23 2014 3:35 AM

  PaulTon:

  Out of interest I google imaged 'chiggers', not my smartest move, I've got the heebie-jeebies now.

  Mom, where's blanky?

  Lol!

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jul 23 2014 6:15 AM

  opyeuclid:

  The Pee thing does work , But it has to be a Female , They have something called XtraGin ,

  LOL. Does she have to be an alchoholic a lush?

   

  *edit-Sensitivity correction.  ;-)

• filmslayer 2,340 Posts

  Wed, Jul 23 2014 6:36 AM

  Jim , alcoholics go to meetings ... drunks go to bars ... 

   

   

  LOL ...

   

  * edited for Jim's response 

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Thu, Jul 24 2014 10:47 AM

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiggers

  These relatives of ticks are nearly microscopic, measuring 0.4 mm (1/60 of an inch) and have a chrome-orange hue.

• craigswan 31,006 Posts

  Mon, Aug 11 2014 5:17 AM

  Latest report guys .

  Bites have all cleared up with no scars .

  I am now on my third choice of coloured nail polish- fruity yellow .

  my teeth are shining with the Listerine treatments .cool mint is best .

  Bronchitis complaint - vick has rubbed it on well .

   

  But there is one con .

  My wife has turned into a hardened gin drinker especially the 70% proof kind .

   

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Mon, Aug 11 2014 6:01 AM

  Use triple antibiotic Neosporin ointment. It helps alleviate scaring from scratching as well. Apply the ointment to the infected areas and cover with a sock.

  You can use Cortisone10 cream for the itching.

  Should take about a week to fully heal.

   

• opyeuclid 6,706 Posts

  Mon, Aug 11 2014 2:17 PM

  craigswan:

  But there is one con .

  My wife has turned into a hardened gin drinker

  That might be a good thing for " The last word " . get her to put on a Goat mask .