Around Arkansas
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Local chigger information
Chigger control in Arkansas
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Chiggers in Arkansas: what to know
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 Arkansas: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which chiggers actually live in Arkansas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Spring through fall
Active months
Arkansas extension notes chiggers are more common in warmer southern and midwestern states, which puts Arkansas in the heavy-pressure band.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension ServiceOvergrown grass in fields and gardens, forests, grassy areas around lakes and rivers, berry patches, under rocks, among weeds, and where rodents are numerous
Where they are found
Extension advises walking the center of mowed trails rather than through vegetation at the edges.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension ServiceReddish welts within 24 hours; itching a week or longer
Bite reaction timing
Welts often keep growing for about seven days, which is why people assume a much larger infestation than they encountered.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension ServiceWhen chiggers are busiest in Arkansas
Arkansas extension reports chiggers are most common in the spring through fall months and are more common in the warmer southern and midwestern states than elsewhere in the country.
Extension entomologist John D. Hopkins advises avoiding overgrown fields and brush, walking the center of mowed trails, tucking long pants into boots or socks, wearing loose clothing, and using DEET on skin and clothing with permethrin on clothing only. Chiggers in the U.S. are not known to carry or transmit diseases.
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: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service; 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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