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Depends on the color clothin you wear. It's hard to see them on camo but a light color sweat pants and they stick out like sore thumbs. When you get them out here you don't pick up a few you pick up like 200 at a time. A big wod of em....

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they are not impossible to see.  They are just very small.  I hear permethrin helps but who knows.  My buddy used it and he didnt really have any on em!?  In the marines we used to use clear nail polish on em and it suffocates em.  I dont know if they leave eggs under your skin i cant remember.

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Permethrin...  Get it, spray it on properly and you should be ok for the most part.  Cold weather is great if your talking below 32 degrees.  Otherwise do it for your own safety as the chiggers might pose some discomfort but Lyme disease is no joke and can incapacitate you or just make life miserable!!!  The 20$ spent on the spray and the little time it takes to do your clothes is well worth it if you hunt Long Island...  To me this is as important as a tree harness and will protect my life as Lyme ticks are always present on Long Island.  Don't risk your life!!!

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Try "Chiggerex Plus" which you can find at your local pharmacy. At CVS I had to ask the pharmacist for it but it is considered an "over the counter" item. So far, this has been the best product for me when it comes to relief from the horrible itching from those nasty chiggers.

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I just met a guy at a Dicks who told me that a couple of times a year he gets a rash on his chest where he had a chigger bite in the past. He is convinced it lives under his skin and the rash is a result of it surfacing a couple of times a year....been to a mess of doctors with no solution. It was my first of hearing it so I dismissed him as a looney

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There are many online sources for Permethrin spray...Walmart usually carries it.  When spraying your clothes, remember to spray the first eight inches or so INSIDE each pant leg and each shirt sleeve.  Also spray the inside of neck opening...waist band...pants fly...anywhere a tick might gain access to your body. 

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