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ing, the welt can easily become infected.
So what to do?
Avoidance is the preferred method. Chiggers wait for us in grass, weeds, briars and shrubbery. They prefer damp, shaded spots, but most any place we are is fine with them.
If it is necessary to go outdoors in the early summer when the temperature is above 60 F, the following advice might be heeded: wear tightly woven trousers tucked into high boots; do not ever sit or recline directly on the grass; don’t wear clothing which fits tightly; do not wear possibly chigger-invested clothing until it has been laundered in soapy hot water (not warm or cool) or exposed to hot sunshine; shower as soon as possible using lots of soap.
Insect repellents used carefully really do deter the chigger. Deet-based repellents only last for a few hours. The permethrin-based repellents last for several days but are for use only on clothing — not on the skin. To be effective the repellents need to be applied to the clothing openings (legs, tops of socks, collar) and to the exposed skin.
Relief
If you have not managed to avoid the chigger, stopping the itching is essential. The chigger’s preferred locations are at the waistline, ankles, behind the knees, in the armpits, in the crook of the elbow or in the groin.
The key to stopping itching is to seal the punctured skin from air.
Some remedies (which
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