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Chiggers

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Date of Publication
December 7, 2021
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This 3-page publication explains how to identify and avoid chiggers and treat chigger bites. Several species of chiggers occur in Texas, but only two are troublesome.

One, Eutrombicula alfreddugesi, inhabits disturbed grassy and weedy upland areas and may be encountered in overgrown briar patches and along the edges of wooded areas.

The other, Eutrombicula splendens, prefers moist habitats such as swamps and bogs, rotten logs and stumps. Even within favorable habitats, distribution of chiggers often is spotty. Chiggers may be concentrated heavily in one spot while virtually absent nearby.

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