No they don't. That is an old wive's tale. I can see them with my
necked eye and have been bit hundreds of times and have never ever seen
one under my skin.
Marshall
Day Sutton wrote:
Chiggers (Red Bugs) don't just bite. They burrow into the skin and
stay there feeding.
That's why oils, Vicks, Baths, and Nail Polish work. They suffocate
them. They are red, and cause a Red Bump on the skin...
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Norton, Steve
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Probably not.
http://www.ehow.com/about_4566530_chiggers.html
"Chiggers range from Central Mexico to Canada. They prefer fields
that are filled with grass or weeds. There is a species of chigger
in the Pacific Islands and in Eastern Asia that is a vector for
Japanese River Fever."
You will know them if you ever run across them.
http://insects.suite101.com/article.cfm/chiggers_parasitic_mites
"What are chigger mites?
The group of mites collectively known as chigger mites includes a
wide range of genera and species distributed over the tropical and
temperate regions of the globe. In North America, the species most
commonly encountered is Trombicula alfreddugesi. Like spiders and
scorpions, mites are arachnids; adults have four pairs of legs.
The adults of the various chiggers feed on invertebrates (worms,
snails etc.) and are seldom noticed, but the larvae are parasitic
on mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and cause great
discomfort when they feed on humans.
How do people get chiggers?
Chigger mite larvae hatch from eggs deposited in the environment,
usually in tall grasses, brushy areas, swamps and bogs, and other
localities where plant growth is low and thick. The microscopic
larvae wait in the low vegetation and climb onto any animal or
human moving through the area near them. On people, the larvae
tend to migrate to areas where the clothing is snug - under
waistbands, under the tops of socks, or where a backpack presses
against the skin, for example.
Chigger bites
Chigger mites neither burrow under the skin nor suck blood.
Instead, they attach to the skin and inject a substance that
creates a pool of liquid nutrients by dissolving and liquefying
the skin cells. The host's immune system responds by trying to
create a barrier between the affected cells and healthy cells - a
tiny tubular hole called a stylostome forms in the skin with the
larva in the center, still drawing liquefied food from the tissues
below the bite as though sucking through a straw.
Most people have no idea they've been invaded by microscopic mite
larvae while they were out in the woods and fields. For the lucky
few, there will be no after-effects: not all chigger mites cause
discomfort and not all individuals react to the bites. For many
however, days of suffering are just beginning. About twenty-four
hours after the initial bite, a red raised lesion appears, often
with a fluid filled blister-like center. The mite is still
present; it will eventually drop off if allowed to finish its meal
but many are killed at this stage when the host scratches. The
intensely itchy bite progresses over the next few days, becoming
larger, turning slightly bluish like a bruise and crusting over.
Scratching may lead to secondary infection of the lesions.
The agony of chigger bites is usually limited to the unbearable
discomfort and occasional secondary infection; however, some
chiggers are known to carry diseases. Leptotrombidium sp. chiggers
in Japan, Southeast Asia, and nearby countries carry an organism
that causes scrub typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease, a serious
infection that is occasionally fatal."
- Steve N
Read more at Suite101: Chiggers - Parasitic Mites: Chigger Mites
have Parasitic Larvae that Inflict Intense Discomfort
http://insects.suite101.com/article.cfm/chiggers_parasitic_mites#ixzz0rahYqU4J
From: Jane MacRoss [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:34 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: CS>chiggers
Is there an Australian chigger equivalent? I don't know what they
are.
Jane
http://www.eamega.com/HighFieldHealth
~The Highest Field of Energy Healing you now!~
My husband came home from a trip with a nasty bunch of chigger
bites all over. Anyone know of a remedy? Thanks,
Paula
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