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Chigger control in Virginia

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Chiggers in Virginia: what to know

Around Virginia

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see chiggers, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Chiggers in Virginia: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which chiggers actually live in Virginia, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

One application in early spring; repeat in June if severe

Treatment timing

Virginia Cooperative Extension states a single early-spring yard treatment is often all that is required, with a June repeat only for severe infestations.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech

Ground and vegetation up to about three feet

Where to spray

VCE directs treatment into "hot spots" where chiggers and their animal hosts are abundant, wetting ground and vegetation to roughly three feet, and keeping children and pets off until dry.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech

Treat grassy areas not regularly mowed; mow around the house

Unmowed grass

VCE singles out grass that is not routinely cut as the area to treat, and tells homeowners to mow the areas around the house.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech

When chiggers are busiest in Virginia

Virginia Cooperative Extension frames chigger control around an early-spring yard treatment, with a June repeat only where infestations are severe.

VCE lists bifenthrin, lambda-cyhalothrin and carbaryl for yard use, directed at hot spots and unmowed grass, and recommends mowing plus repellent on socks, cuffs and sleeves; it notes indoor spraying is generally not the recommended treatment.

For context, nationally

Trombicula (Eutrombicula) alfreddugesi — Most common U.S. chigger species. University of Missouri Extension
About 1/150 inch (0.15–0.3 mm) — Larval size. Ohio State University Extension (Ohioline)

Sources: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech; University of Missouri Extension; Ohio State University Extension (Ohioline). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Chigger control in Virginia

Chiggers in Virginia: what to know

Around Virginia

What to note

A useful next step

Chiggers in Virginia: what the public record shows

When chiggers are busiest in Virginia

For context, nationally

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