FWIW by the time the chigger "bite" itches, it's probably long gone. Not actually a bite, but they inject a solvent around a hair follicle and slurp up the dis

FWIW by the time the chigger "bite" itches, it's probably long gone. Not actually a bite, but they inject a solvent around a hair follicle and slurp up the dissolved skin. The solvent causes the maddening itch. Google "Hells itch"; it's worse than chiggers. Had it twice. First time I needed a steroid injection. Second time 20 years later I knew what it was and heavily dosed myself with Benadryl for 2 days.