About half-way between Savannah and Charleston, we stopped to fish. The next time, Mr. Adventure will stay out of the bushes, wear long sleeved shirts, pants, and use bug spray... |
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Chigger (red dot):
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actual size.
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"Probably no creature on earth can cause as much torment for its size than the tiny chigger. Chigger
larvae attack campers, picnickers, hikers, bird watchers, berry pickers, fishermen, soldiers and
homeowners in low, damp areas where vegetation is rank such as woodlands, berry patches,
orchards, along lakes and streams, and even in drier places where vegetation is low such as lawns,
golf courses and parks.
"They do not burrow into the skin, but insert their mouthparts in a skin pore
or hair follicle. Their bites produce small reddish welts on the skin accompanied by intense itching as
irritating as acute cases of poison ivy or poison sumac. These symptoms often are the only way of
learning that an outdoor area is infested since chiggers are so small that most cannot be seen without
a magnifying glass. Chiggers feed on a wide variety of snakes, turtles, birds and small mammals as
well as humans."
Source: Ohio State University Extension Factsheet
Entomology
1991 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1090
Chiggers
HYG-2100-93
William F. Lyon
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Chigger: as Chris perceived its size to be. |
