A fun hike with your family can have unintended consequences. Chiggers are tiny insects that wait in long grass for animal or human hosts to walk past. They then latch on and begin feeding on skin cells, causing irritating red bites. They can then spread to your backyard and become a consistent problem.
Chiggers are the immature stage of mites; they are more closely related to spiders than insects. Chiggers do not burrow into skin or suck blood. They pierce the skin with their mouthparts. Itching starts about 3 hours after the initial bite, the area then turns red.
If you or your family have suddenly discovered chigger bites, contact Sureguard Termite and Pest Services.
Chigger Pest Control Services
Because they are virtually microscopic, it’s extremely difficult to spot chiggers. Once they’ve chosen you as a host, chiggers will consume skin cells before leaping onto a nearby plant to deposit their eggs. If this happens in your backyard, a chigger infestation can develop very quickly.
Thankfully, the experienced teams at Sureguard Termite and Pest Services can help you take back your backyard. We’ve been dealing with pest problems for more than 50 years and can administer a range of environmentally friendly treatments to eradicate a colony of chiggers. Our liquid spot treatments are free of harmful chemicals to help protect you and your family.
Our chigger services can be unleashed as part of one of our quarterly or bi-monthly visits if you’ve signed up for one of our residential service plans. Alternatively, you can bring us in for a one-off service.
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Call Sureguard Termite and Pest Services today to evict squatting chiggers from your pleasant Plano, TX backyard.
