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Local chigger information
Chigger control in Hawaii
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Chiggers in Hawaii: 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 Hawaii: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which chiggers actually live in Hawaii, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Listed among medically important mite and tick pests of Hawaii home gardens
Occurrence in state
CTAHR groups chiggers with the house dust mite, itch mite, and ticks as the mites that matter to people rather than to plants.
University of Hawaii at Manoa, CTAHRA problem on range birds, primarily turkeys
Livestock impact
Hawaii's pesticide applicator training notes that chigger bites cause lesions that can downgrade the quality of infested turkeys.
University of Hawaii at Manoa, CTAHR, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection SciencesFor chiggers on range poultry, CTAHR's applicator study guide directs pesticides to the ground as sprays or dusts and warns that repeated applications may be necessary.
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 Hawaii at Manoa, CTAHR; University of Hawaii at Manoa, CTAHR, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences; 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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