CHIGGERS. EEEEYUK!
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!
[This blog is written in honor of my Aussie friend who's never heard of Chiggers in the Land Down Under. He'd rather battle poisonous snakes, and scorpions. Shucks, knowing Grosey, he'd probably rather wrestle a croccodile! Ha! By the way, Grosey, no those buggers aren't in your continent. They reside in middle America.]
So, what's a body to do in mid-America when these creepy carniverous enemies of Spring and Summer pleasure come calling? The whelps chiggers cause are monstrous when my husband is bitten. He is allergic to them. A dime-size spot of irritation to most folks, is a quarter-size blistering madness for him. I have found the best treatment is vinegar baths and scrubbing with Lava soap right after any outing which puts you in contact with even the possibility of the hide-and-strike creatures. Other than that, an ointment with 1% cortisone is the solution to a long wait for them to go away.
In case you don't know what in the world I'm talking about there is a site that explains it quite well. Check it out: http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/chiggers/
