Mounting press at an angle

[Jacks Grampa]

Sorry, but that bug gives me the creeps! I need to explain why. It’s my first summer in my new home in Texas. I’m learning a few things! I worked around the property a few weeks ago, cleaning up fallen trees and limbs. At the end of a long day, I came in and sat down with a cold drink. As I cooled off, I started to itch. I figured it was just the normal sweat itch and ignored it. Got a shower, put the same pants back on, had dinner and eventually went to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night, itching like crazy.
The next morning, I look myself over and I have bites every where. Big red itchy bites. CHIGGERS!!! Nobody warned me about Chiggers. My wife got up and mentions something bit her in the night. Oh crap! I tell her what I think happened and there was a heck of a “dust up”. She had me strip the bed so she could wash everything three times, hose the room with bug spray and call the bug guy to spray the yard. Now there’s new rules before I can come in the house from the yard.

Welcome to Texas. Dab a little ammonia on those bites. Clears them up quicker.

 

[joshb]

Welcome to Texas. Dab a little ammonia on those bites. Clears them up quicker.

Thank you! Despite my occasional discomforts with the new bugs, I’m loving Texas! It’s like I finally found home! When I go out in the tall grass now, I just duct tape my pants to my boots. Problem solved!

 

[bsekf]

Try Clorox pen on fire ant bites, the only thing that stopes the infection for me.

Still think it is my floater!