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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Chiggers are small, almost microscopic mites that burrow under your skin
and cause severe itching.  The only way to kill them is to cut off their
air supply, suffocating them.  Most folks I know use fingernail polish
to accomplish that.
Google "chigger" and you will even see pictures.

Frank Fries wrote:
> "There is a ton of collective information here." Have scanned some of
> the archives and noticed that.
>
> Here is a question - what the heck is a "chigger" (mentioned in the
> firewood thread).  I know what ticks are and I assume that chiggers
> are an insect that bites humans - but like a horsefly or like a
> mosquito or ???
>
> Frank

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will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone
are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve
the problems of the human race"

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