Chiggers. - Page 4

Adriana · May 9, 2016

This is what we had at our house this weekend:

Hellmanns · May 9, 2016

Clothes soaked in permethrin, allowed to dry, then washed will control chiggers and ticks most of the season even with repeated washings. Been doing this for several years.

MissS · May 10, 2016

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Originally Posted by Hellmanns

Clothes soaked in permethrin, allowed to dry, then washed will control chiggers and ticks most of the season even with repeated washings. Been doing this for several years.

THANK YOU Hellmann's.

I am quite allergic to them and we had them bad last year. I also became allergic to DEET so I can not use it anymore. Where do you purchase your permethrin?

Tracydr · May 10, 2016

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Originally Posted by Adriana

Thanks Worth, I'm now thinking that what I have is not chiggers but Oak mites. We had a massive windstorm a few days ago and I spent an hour blowing off lots of "oak worms" and oak leaf debris off the driveway and deck. That's probably how they wound up on the railing. The end result is the same, intense itching, but the affected areas are different from the usual ones for chiggers.

We are also having a bumper crop of ticks this year. My husband took the dog for a walk in the woods and came back with 7 of them. I think I'll stop at Tractor Supply and pick up pyrethrins and sulfur. It looks like we have a bumper crip of poison ivy too so I might as well mix up a lethal cocktail for all of it!

(The mites that burrow under the skin are scabies. True fact, not old wives tale. My daughter had them.)

You need guineas! They put quite a dent in the tick population,if you can stand the cackling.
I've switched from Frontline to Advantix for the dogs and cats. Fleas seemed to have developed resistance to Frontline around here,it was doing absolutely nothing.

Hellmanns · May 10, 2016

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Originally Posted by MissS

THANK YOU Hellmann's.

I am quite allergic to them and we had them bad last year. I also became allergic to DEET so I can not use it anymore. Where do you purchase your permethrin?

I got permethrin 10% at tractor supply. I dilute it, soak my pants and socks and allow them to dry, then wash them. The permethrin binds to the fibers in the fabric for the season. Just do a Google search for "permethrin clothing", for dilution rates, and more information.

Hellmanns · May 10, 2016

Sawyers also makes a permethrin clothing spray, but making your own is more economical. Pretreated permethrin clothing is also available, but pricey.

MissS · May 10, 2016

Great! Thank you so much. You are a lifesaver...

PureHarvest · May 11, 2016

Do you guys not worry about your skin constantly being in contact with and absorbing chemicals?

Hellmanns · May 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by PureHarvest

Do you guys not worry about your skin constantly being in contact with and absorbing chemicals?

Read about it. It has been thoroughly tested. I see no difference in this and taking a life saving prescription.

MissS · May 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by PureHarvest

Do you guys not worry about your skin constantly being in contact with and absorbing chemicals?

I sure do! The Deet is terrible for me and my skin and so are the bugs. If I want to garden I have to find a way that I can walk around outside without getting devoured and having allergic reactions all of the time.

I am willing to give this or any other suggestion a try.

Worth1 · May 11, 2016

Kerosene yet another use for it.
Chiggers hate the stuff.

Worth

MissS · May 11, 2016

Thank you Worth!

Worth1 · May 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by MissS

Thank you Worth!

AKA coal oil that is what the old folks years ago use to use.
They would put coal oil rags around their ankles when picking black berries it doesn't have to be soaking.
In the old days before all of the stuff like DEET and so on that is all they had.
To get rid of bugs in the house I have and they did it years ago to was to burn sulfur in the house and but fresh cedar branches under the house.

Worth

Hellmanns · May 11, 2016

Coal oil had a thousand and one uses around the farm.

upcountrygirl · May 11, 2016

Just saw this thread. Thank goodness I can say I've only had chiggers one time. The itch was reminiscent of having chicken pox when I was a child. I was doing private duty with a lady with Parkinson's Disease at the time. The blue berries were in season. We decided to go to a u-pick farm and stock up on them for the year. I used a lemon oil/ eucalyptus based bug repellent everywhere skin was showing. I didn't put it on my ankles and feet because I wore socks and tennis shoes. The lady I was caring for chose not to use any repellent. She had them all over. Those buggers got under my socks and in my shoes. I had bites all over my ankles and feet. Relief for me was a baking soda and water paste. Yes, it was messy but I was afraid I was going to give in and scratch and wind up with an infection. Someone mentioned mixing up a batch to kill poison ivy. If it's earth friendly please share! I'm very allergic to it and it has started growing on the edge of my yard!

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Great! Thank you so much. You are a lifesaver... __________________ ~ Patti ~

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Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	Clothes soaked in permethrin, allowed to dry, then washed will control chiggers and ticks most of the season even with repeated washings. Been doing this for several years.

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PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	Do you guys not worry about your skin constantly being in contact with and absorbing chemicals?

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Kerosene yet another use for it. Chiggers hate the stuff. Worth

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upcountrygirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: south carolina Posts: 562	Just saw this thread. Thank goodness I can say I've only had chiggers one time. The itch was reminiscent of having chicken pox when I was a child. I was doing private duty with a lady with Parkinson's Disease at the time. The blue berries were in season. We decided to go to a u-pick farm and stock up on them for the year. I used a lemon oil/ eucalyptus based bug repellent everywhere skin was showing. I didn't put it on my ankles and feet because I wore socks and tennis shoes. The lady I was caring for chose not to use any repellent. She had them all over. Those buggers got under my socks and in my shoes. I had bites all over my ankles and feet. Relief for me was a baking soda and water paste. Yes, it was messy but I was afraid I was going to give in and scratch and wind up with an infection. Someone mentioned mixing up a batch to kill poison ivy. If it's earth friendly please share! I'm very allergic to it and it has started growing on the edge of my yard!