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Articles categorized as Chigger Bites

Article imageJoe Graedon - July 7, 2025
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Were the Boy Scouts Right That Nail Polish Works for Chigger Bites?

Dermatologists tell us that nail polish is absolutely ineffective against chigger bites. Boy Scouts and readers insist that nail polish works!

Joe Graedon - July 22, 2024

Listerine NOT Gasoline to Ease Itch From Chiggers

Terry Graedon - April 1, 2024

How to Repel Chiggers with Powdered Sulfur

Terry Graedon - August 14, 2023

How to Keep Chiggers from Biting

Joe Graedon - April 15, 2019

Bug Bites that Blister Respond to Hot Water

Terry Graedon - November 1, 2018

How Aysa, an AI App, Helped a Mother with her Child’s Rash

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Terry Graedon - May 15, 2017

How Could a Poison Ivy Remedy Help Your Itchy Bites?

A reader who lives in an RV finds a poison ivy remedy useful against all kinds of itches, including those from chigger bites.