Local chigger information

Chigger control in Texas

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Chiggers in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

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 Texas: what the public record shows

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

Up to four

Generations per year (southern Texas)

State extension figure useful for explaining local timing and treatment expectations.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

2 to 12 months

Complete development

State extension figure useful for explaining local timing and treatment expectations.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

0.15 to 0.3 mm

Larval size

State extension figure useful for explaining local timing and treatment expectations.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Chigger species recorded in Texas

Swamp chigger (Eutrombicula splendens) — Prefers moist habitats such as swamps and bogs.

When chiggers are busiest in Texas

Late spring through fall in most of Texas; southern areas may remain active year-round.

Texas A&M lists residual sprays (bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, permethrin) and short grass to raise soil temperature and lower humidity.

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: Chiggers; 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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Abilene

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Chigger control in Texas

Chiggers in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

What to note

A useful next step

Chiggers in Texas: what the public record shows

Chigger species recorded in Texas

When chiggers are busiest in Texas

For context, nationally

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Abilene

Amarillo

Arlington

Austin

Brownsville

Carrollton

Corpus Christi

Dallas

Denton

El Paso

Fort Worth

Frisco

Garland

Galveston

Odessa

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