Chiggers.

[walterkeenan]

Many people I've talked to on Long Island never heard of them I'm from South Jersey and all too familiar with them. In case anyone is curious Long Island does have them and they fired my ankles up! Even with pemithrine which is odd, if you were in the Caverton area and itching like a mofo and don't know why... Look em up and be prepared for a non stop week long itch. Dann.. I love the woods LOL!

[bugsNbows]

Very true. Chiggers are a real PIA!. They are terrible down here in the south. 

[chas0218]

Are they itchy? I might have had 2 chigger bites on my back thinking they were spider bites. Mine didn't itch or anything just a couple red spots.

[Curmudgeon]

Never experienced them but a couple of family  members got into them on vacation this past summer . Insane itching. Glad they aren't  in upstate  NY. Hopefully, they will stay away. In this warming world we now have deer ticks. Who needs another  parasite.

[walterkeenan]

The amount of itch borders insanity but its not my first run in with them so it seems slightly more bearble. Thankfully I did not pick up many! To put it in perspective I would rather have a poison ivy encounter. Thankfully my exposure this time was minimal. I've done this ride a few times in my day chiggers and fleas were common place in the sandy areas I'm from and hunted.

[walterkeenan]

Double post edit to remove...

Edited October 4, 2016 by walterkeenan