Posted 8/14/2018 13:08 (#6929367 - in reply to #6929341) Subject: RE: How to get rid of chigger bites
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No offense to your Momma...but she is wrong.
Chiggers do not burrow into our skin. They drill a hole and inject an enzyme that dissolves skin cells -- then slurp it up. The skin forms a sort of tube during the process; it remains long after the chigger has left and accounts for the itching. There isn't a lot you can do about it but wait things out.