High summer is coming, and along with it comes plenty of blessing and cursing. From my vantage point on the front porch swing as I gently push with my foot and sip a frosty glass of lemonade, the ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Mosquitos! Chiggers! and Ticks, oh my! As we get into the summer months, it’s more and more likely Fort Knox residents will have an encounter with one or all of these pests.

It's summer in Iowa, and that means many Iowans are spending as much time outside as possible. But, nothing is perfect, and the warm-weather pleasures of picturesque sunsets, refreshing lake swims ...

I think the soap and water rinse the chiggers away. Also, I throw my clothes in the washer with hot water before heading to the shower. A: Wearing permethrin-treated clothing and picaridin ...

What can I use to stop chiggers? They’re chewing me up. There are several good insecticides that can be spraying across the lawn, groundcovers, low shrubs, tree trunks, patio surfaces ...

The worst was putting lard or kerosene around the ankles and wrists to avoid those dreadful chiggers and ticks. Those items helped some, but a good bath in water imbued with bleach after getting ...

You'll still get the same long-lasting protection (up to eight hours) from mosquitoes, ticks, flies, fleas, chiggers, and other insects, but without any unpleasant odors or sticky and greasy residues.