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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Oh and the bite looks like a mosquito bite-about the same size and 
redness and all, but itches far, far more than any skeeter you will ever 
be bitten by...

EarthNSky wrote:
> 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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