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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 531443" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>These definitely have a small hole in the center, but no blister. And they don't go away quickly. The start small and get bigger after a day or two, then take at least a week - 10 days to settle down. It's not no-see-ems because they only bite down low. We have killer no-see-ums in the camping areas in the Pac NW, and I'm <em>way too familiar </em>with them. This is not that, for sure.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure that the reason I got one on my wrist is because I was spray painting something on the lawn and had that hand down near the lawn where the chigger got up under my watch. These are definitely bites rather than a rash. It starts as a small red dot with a hole, then becomes a bigger red dot with a hole. And I'm getting them when I am in grass. Just had all of the underbrush cut out of the back, so hopefully that will keep them out of the more manicured lawn area. And husband is going to spray the lawn for bugs again today.</p><p></p><p>They say that if you put a white plate or cardboard vertically on the lawn you will see the chiggers on the paper. I suppose it could be some sort of flea, but looking at photos of flea bites - which react the exact same way as this on me - and chigger bites, I'm thinking they're chiggers, because no one other than me is getting bitten, and apparently chiggers prefer women and children because our skin is thinner and easier to eat from. Also, no fleas on the dogs or on the light colored furniture. I'll try the white paper thing later on.</p><p></p><p>husband and I are going to go out today and do some shopping, and Chigarid is definitely on my list.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 531443, member: 99"] These definitely have a small hole in the center, but no blister. And they don't go away quickly. The start small and get bigger after a day or two, then take at least a week - 10 days to settle down. It's not no-see-ems because they only bite down low. We have killer no-see-ums in the camping areas in the Pac NW, and I'm [I]way too familiar [/I]with them. This is not that, for sure. I'm sure that the reason I got one on my wrist is because I was spray painting something on the lawn and had that hand down near the lawn where the chigger got up under my watch. These are definitely bites rather than a rash. It starts as a small red dot with a hole, then becomes a bigger red dot with a hole. And I'm getting them when I am in grass. Just had all of the underbrush cut out of the back, so hopefully that will keep them out of the more manicured lawn area. And husband is going to spray the lawn for bugs again today. They say that if you put a white plate or cardboard vertically on the lawn you will see the chiggers on the paper. I suppose it could be some sort of flea, but looking at photos of flea bites - which react the exact same way as this on me - and chigger bites, I'm thinking they're chiggers, because no one other than me is getting bitten, and apparently chiggers prefer women and children because our skin is thinner and easier to eat from. Also, no fleas on the dogs or on the light colored furniture. I'll try the white paper thing later on. husband and I are going to go out today and do some shopping, and Chigarid is definitely on my list. [/QUOTE]
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