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Adriana · May 9, 2016

Thanks Worth, I'm now thinking that what I have is not chiggers but Oak mites. We had a massive windstorm a few days ago and I spent an hour blowing off lots of "oak worms" and oak leaf debris off the driveway and deck. That's probably how they wound up on the railing. The end result is the same, intense itching, but the affected areas are different from the usual ones for chiggers.

We are also having a bumper crop of ticks this year. My husband took the dog for a walk in the woods and came back with 7 of them. I think I'll stop at Tractor Supply and pick up pyrethrins and sulfur. It looks like we have a bumper crip of poison ivy too so I might as well mix up a lethal cocktail for all of it!

(The mites that burrow under the skin are scabies. True fact, not old wives tale. My daughter had them.)

May 9, 2016	#44
Adriana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Georgia Posts: 99	Thanks Worth, I'm now thinking that what I have is not chiggers but Oak mites. We had a massive windstorm a few days ago and I spent an hour blowing off lots of "oak worms" and oak leaf debris off the driveway and deck. That's probably how they wound up on the railing. The end result is the same, intense itching, but the affected areas are different from the usual ones for chiggers. We are also having a bumper crop of ticks this year. My husband took the dog for a walk in the woods and came back with 7 of them. I think I'll stop at Tractor Supply and pick up pyrethrins and sulfur. It looks like we have a bumper crip of poison ivy too so I might as well mix up a lethal cocktail for all of it! (The mites that burrow under the skin are scabies. True fact, not old wives tale. My daughter had them.) __________________ Adriana Gutierrez Last edited by Adriana; May 9, 2016 at 06:51 AM.