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First, do not scratch! This may increase the irritation and cause infection. Next, wash the area with soap and water, and remove the chigger by scraping it off with your fingernail. Clean the area again and monitor. 

Chigger bites can intensely itch, so try hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion to reduce the irritation. But you should wash the area with soap and water first. 

Yes, you can have a chigger infestation in your Texas home. They are usually brought inside on clothing, pets, or blankets. Once in your home, they could bite you or your pets, leading to red, itchy welts. 

You can address chiggers in the home by washing bedding and clothes in hot water where you suspect they are hiding. Then, shower and scrub to remove any chiggers, and check your pets for chiggers, too. Last, vacuum furniture and carpets for any remaining chiggers.

You should call Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control if you think you have a chigger infestation. Our train technicians will inspect your home and determine where chiggers may be hiding. We will use a variety of chemicals to treat the problem and make your home pest free again. 

Deciding what the best chigger killer is depends on your situation, including whether you need to treat your yard, skin, or personal clothing. There are several effective chigger treatment products for outdoors, such as bifenthrin, permethrin, and carbaryl. These chemicals also may kill insects that benefit the environment, so spot-treating infestation areas is best. 

Chigger infestations are caused by the larvae of tiny mites in the Trombiculidae family, commonly known as chiggers. These microscopic pests thrive in warm, humid environments such as grassy fields, forests, and areas with dense vegetation, particularly during late spring, summer, and early fall. 

Chiggers become a problem for humans and animals when they come into contact with skin, often in areas where clothing is tight, like around the ankles, waist, or armpits. The larvae don’t burrow into the skin but instead pierce it with their mouthparts, injecting saliva containing enzymes to break down skin cells, which they feed on. This feeding process causes intense itching, red welts, and irritation.

Chigger infestations don’t exactly stop on their own as far as them disappearing without anything being done. However, their activity and impact do naturally decline under certain conditions. Chiggers, the larval stage of certain mite species thrive in Texas heat and humidity, usually spring through early fall in grassy, wooded, or brushy areas. Once temperatures drop consistently below 60 degrees F,  their activity slows significantly, and they become inactive or die off at temperatures below 42 degrees F. 

A chigger is a tiny mite. It is the larval stage of certain species in the Trombiculidae family. They are tiny, about 0.15 to 0.3 millimeters long, barely visible to the naked eye. To most people, they look like tiny reddish, orange, or yellowish specks. Under a magnifying glass or microscope, you’d see they have six legs, a rounded body, and a slightly hairy appearance..

Chiggers are widespread in the United States, especially in the Southeast, Midwest, and South. They are widespread in Texas in the spring and summer months. They do not burrow into the skin, as some believe. Instead, they latch onto the skin and feed on skin cells. 

Chigger mites do not spread diseases to humans in most parts of the world, including North America. They are primarily a nuisance due to their bites, which cause intense itching and discomfort. In the United States, for example, chiggers feed on skin tissue but are not known to transmit diseases. But they’re annoying and can make you itch miserably. 

Yes, our pest control services can spray for chiggers in your home and yard. We can also use other methods to treat chiggers, depending on the type and degree of infestation. 

Chiggers and fleas are similar, but there are key differences. Chiggers are tiny – under 00.2 mm – while fleas are about 1-3 mm. Fleas bite to feed on the host’s blood, while chiggers pierce the skin with their mouths and inject saliva to break down the skin cells.