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  • Avoiding Chigger Hotspots
  • Dress Smartly
  • Use Repellents

How to Prevent Chigger Bites on Your Next Adventure

How to Prevent Chigger Bites on Your Next Adventure

Stay Bite-Free

Chigger bites are a common nuisance when exploring the outdoors. Learn how to keep these pesky mites away.
Contents
  • Avoiding Chigger Hotspots
  • Dress Smartly
  • Use Repellents

Avoiding Chigger Hotspots

Chiggers thrive in grassy fields, forests, and moist areas. Avoiding these locations or staying on well-trodden paths can reduce exposure to these mites.

Dress Smartly

Wearing long sleeves and pants can act as a physical barrier against chiggers. Tucking pants into socks can prevent them from reaching your skin.
A guide on preventing chigger bites during outdoor activities by avoiding hotspots, dressing smartly, and proper planning.

Use Repellents

Applying insect repellents like DEET to skin and clothing is effective. Natural oils like citronella or tea tree oil can also help repel chiggers.

FAQs

Where do chiggers live?

They live in grassy fields and moist areas.

What clothing helps prevent bites?

Long sleeves and pants tucked into socks.

What repellents work on chiggers?

DEET and natural oils like citronella.

Stay Safe Outdoors

Proper planning can help you enjoy the outdoors without the itch.
Get started by talking to Doctronic about the best repellents for chiggers.
Additional References
  1. Fradin MS. Mosquitoes and mosquito repellents: a clinician's guide. Ann Intern Med 1998; 128:931.
  2. Tilak R, Tilak VW, Yadav JD. Laboratory evaluation of repellents against Leptotrombidium deliense, vector of scrub typhus. Indian J Med Res 2001; 113:98.
This article has been reviewed for accuracy by one of the licensed medical doctors working for Doctronic.