Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted August 26 Root Admin Posted August 26 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/13/oak-leaf-itch-mites-cicadas/74780235007/ After walking through our property last week (in the woods), the next morning I had what I thought was poison ivy on my feet, although I couldn't figure out how because I had tennis shoes on. The next day it had moved up to my thighs. Then I had it all over. I get PI but not like this... and the way it was spreading wasn't typical for ivy. Now I just have small scabs and it's all but healed. Then my daughter sent me this article! I didn't have PI - I'm sure it was mites. My wife got them too, not as bad. Greg, who walked most of the places we went didn't get any. Anyone else encounter these mites?
Terrierman Posted August 26 Posted August 26 We walked a wooded trail the other day at the Battlefield. Bites everywhere. I was blaming it on chiggers but these seem likely culprits.
Flysmallie Posted August 26 Posted August 26 34 minutes ago, Terrierman said: We walked a wooded trail the other day at the Battlefield. Bites everywhere. I was blaming it on chiggers but these seem likely culprits. I got the same thing out there a couple of weeks ago. Felt like chiggers but didn’t look like chiggers.
oneshot 1 Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Never thought of them. Our place is in Oak Trees. oneshot
BilletHead Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Yes! Pat worse than me but she walks in the yard around the house with flip flops. Terrierman 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Oh yeah ! 2 steps outside the mowed portion of my yard will have your legs and feet burning for 24 hours. They were absent for a couple weeks.....but they are back now. Doesn't matter what I cover myself in, they'll go right through it. Hate 'em !
Quillback Posted August 26 Posted August 26 None here that I know of. Chiggers and ticks are bad enough, don't need any extra biting bugs.
fishinwrench Posted August 26 Posted August 26 From what I gather, they are as tiny as a grain of pollen. They cover the ground under trees and when you walk through there it poofs them up like particles of dust. When they land on moist skin they find a pore and immediately burrow into it because they are thirsty.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted August 27 Posted August 27 5 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Oh yeah ! 2 steps outside the mowed portion of my yard will have your legs and feet burning for 24 hours. They were absent for a couple weeks.....but they are back now. Doesn't matter what I cover myself in, they'll go right through it. Hate 'em ! Call your HOA. This is unacceptable 😆 Daryk Campbell Sr and fishinwrench 2
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted August 27 Author Root Admin Posted August 27 The article doesn't say but I wonder if deet or something keeps them from biting...
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