Bacon grease or nail polish are also effective.

Mildred "Mickey" Fournier
1730 SE CR 252
Lake City, FL 32025
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> -----Original Message-----
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> history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John P. Adams
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:10 PM
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> Subject: CHIGGERS
>
> I seem to remember my mother using 'CAMPHO PHENIQUE' (SIC?)
> it was a very arometic oily substace. Of course, mother use
> this for a cure all for everything. Also, would olive oil be
> something that would smother the chiggers and not be
> damamging to the skin or tender areas that the chigger, ticks
> and other varmints of this type congregate?
> John Adams
> Texas
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Apple
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> Subject: Re: cemetery
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:30:29 -0400, Barrett Decker wrote
> > Maurice- Have you run across any really good method of
> getting rid of
> > chiggers once they've burrowed in? I've tried kerosene and
> fingernail
> > polish with no luck
>
> Don't use fingernail polish, use fingernail polish remover.
> It's the mixture of oil and acetone that gets them. You can
> prevent them by dusting your clothing with powdered sulphur.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Apple
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