Over the reprive of having only sammy, we decided to paint the exterior of the house. We still have some window trimming to finish, but it is a huge improvement. We will post some pictures when I get a chance.
In the process it seems that we have some chigger beds around the house... We thought we had gotten rid of them, until I picked some blueberries and let's say, I am going crazy with them. Both of the boys have them and poor Zack is having a rough time. Sammy doesn't itch them, I don't know if his senses are still developing or what but thankfully they are not bothering him . We went to Rite Aid today and bought anyting and everything that might help. The only thing that really helps is to release the histamine in the skin by turning on the hottest water I can stand and itch. It seems to be the most effective.
We have to figure out what to do about the blueberries, I'm not going near them until we can get rid of the chiggers...
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I use the hot water, too. There is also capsacin cream which contains the chemical that makes red pepper hot. And chiggarid in which I think the eucalyptol (oil of eucalyptus) is the killing ingredient.
If you mow the grass short around the bushes, and then use cutter spray heavily on the bottoms of your cuffs and your socks, you can minimize the chigger invasion to the body.
Also, change clothes and take hot, soapy bath as soon as you come in.
Hope y'all get over the itching without a lot of scratching!
Love,
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