>>2594610Chiggers are a real threat for anyone walking grassy fields between woods. A lot of my outings are on my land which is a large old farm property, lots of forests broken up by fields. As long as I wear britches I don't have to worry about chiggers for the most part. If you wear shorts, you can usually wash the chiggers off if you take a good soapy shower within a few hours of exposure. A bad chigger infestation is worse than pulling 30 ticks off, though. Unless you're in an area where ticks carry lots of disease, I've never gotten sick from a tick bite but I don't get just a ton either
