AgriLife Extension provides Chigger season tips to beat the itch

By Adam Russell on Thursday, June 27, 2024
  • Progress continues to be made at the county’s construction site. The event centers, maintenance building, community center, and new water tower inch forward to completion daily.
    Progress continues to be made at the county’s construction site. The event centers, maintenance building, community center, and new water tower inch forward to completion daily.
  • AgriLife Extension provides Chigger season tips to beat the itch
    AgriLife Extension provides Chigger season tips to beat the itch

    AgriLife Extension entomologist talks all things chiggers, from why they make you itch to ways to avoid them

    If you’ve ever dealt with a bug bite, especially the annoying itchiness of chigger bites, you will want to be ready to avoid them the next time you are outdoors.

    Chigger bites cause red, irritated marks on the skin. Chiggers prefer biting areas where skin is exposed. (Mike Merchant/Texas A&am…