They say there is an increase in chigger bites in Dallas Texas Monday - 7.2. 2018 -
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
Dallas, Texas
July 2, 2018 6:43pm CST
So, they tell us to spray OFF to keep from getting bitten by the chiggers.
I wonder if this is something to look out for. I got some bites near my ankle just for spraying the lawn with the garden hose a few days ago.
So, as if the mosquitoes aren't biting much, then we have to start looking out for those chiggers. But what do I know about them? They hang around in the yard and like to bite people. I guess that is what nature intended.
But, is this chigger bite thing anything to worry about ? I don't really have a clue.
But I got some information by reading an article by the Dallas News. Here is a link. Take a look at it and see what it's all about.
North Texas is seeing a chigger infestation unlike anything the region has seen in nearly 30 years. Based on filed reports and calls to Texas...
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
Sneeky little critters. They bite you without you knowing and later you start to itch around the ankles. 
@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
@wolfgirl569 Bad enough we got to deal with this global warming stuff. It don't take a rocket scientist to know things are getting hotter every year. And bugs don't seem to mind.
@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
3 Jul 18
Hi Anthony. I have never heard of chiggers. 
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
They are apparently common grass born insects, similar in nature to fleas and ticks in that they are blood sucking vampire bugs. 
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
I'm glad they are so tiny. I would not like them if they got any bigger. They are bad enough on a smaller scale.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 Jul 18
I am more concerned with ticks when I am outside.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
Yes, rocky mountain spotted fever and all kinds of things, like they get hold and grow and don't want to let go. Jeepers Creepers.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
3 Jul 18
Come on to Fort Lauderdale where you can get bitten by mosquitoes, alligators, crocodiles, Boa Constrictors, Iguanas, red ants, lizards, etc., and OFF will not help!!
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
I'll have to say thanks but no thanks. I'm happy right here with the chiggers and lizards. 
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
3 Jul 18
Supposedly has to do with climate change. A lot more insects are going to be populating they said.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
3 Jul 18
That is most likely going to happen.
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