Yes I have heard the same, clear nail polish; also hairspray. I have soaked in vinegar and epson salt after getting into chiggers...yes I agree Kathy....bad bugs in Arkansas. Cannot see them at all. Kathy Carlton Rin Tin Tin Line Dogs tc.kathycarlton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 7/13/14, Sally <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Bugs of all kinds...;o( To: "dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "showgsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2014, 5:16 PM I remember when i was little they use to put clear nail polish oner jiggers to suffocate them. Don't remember if it worked Sally > On Jul 13, 2014, at 5:10 PM, "Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote: > > Missouri has Chiggers too as well as ticks. My relatives always used Fels-Naptha > soap to keep the Chiggers off. I drink Peppermint tea and use Peppermint > mixture with water for the ticks. I use horse spray of water base Repel-X on my clothes for the > ticks too. > > Europe does seem to have a more dangerous tick than we do... > > http://www.internations.org/germany-expats/guide/15986-health-insurance/tick-borne-diseases-in-europe-16002 > > Theresa > > -------------------------------------------- > On Sun, 7/13/14, Kathy Partch <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I did a national in TX, then from > there I did a visit with some friends in > AR & got a good doze of the Chiggers. Now that was > horrible! -- Don't itch > it makes it worse everyone kept saying. I even got > medication for that & > nothing helped my effected skin. It took wks to heal. Now I > have a friend > who got bit by a tick in Germany & really got sick. 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