Can Chiggers Survive Winter?
Posted by Mosquito SquadOctober 21, 2024
Very many pests are apt to survive Tennessee winters, including ticks and mosquitoes. But what about chiggers?
If you live on or adjacent to acreage in the Nashville TN area, you might be well-acquainted with chiggers, a common Tennessee pest. These miniscule mites can be a huge problem! First of all, chiggers latch onto us from grassy spaces using their sticky little claws, where they will use their sharp mouthparts to break our skin, where they will inject a solution that breaks up our skin cells so they can consume them. Chiggers can stay on our skin days at a time but will usually off if we shower or wipe the area they have imposed their will upon.
If you ask anyone who has ever suffered these tiny terrors, they will confirm the worst part about chiggers – THEIR BITES ARE VERY ITCHY!
Could We Be So Fortunate – Do Chiggers Die in the Winter Season?
Adult chiggers will burrow beneath the soil for overwintering and can definitely survive winter. The good news is adult chiggers do not bite us. Larval chiggers are the nasty nibblers responsible for our discomfort – the only biting chiggers. They do not survive winter. Nor do chigger eggs or nymphs. These three types of chiggers will die when the temperature falls below 47°F.
The bad news is that those surviving adults will emerge next spring, ready to lay eggs that will become larvae that will be out to gnaw and gnash at us.
How Do You Get Rid of Chiggers?
Mosquito Squad of Nashville offers a few solutions to help you break up the chigger populations throughout your property. While we know that it would be a lesson in futility to try to completely rid the earth of chiggers, we assure you that we can knock a dent in the number of these petite plagues!
Regular Yard Treatments for Chiggers
In late spring, summer, and fall Mosquito Squad of Nashville can treat your yard for chiggers with our tried-and-trusted, EPA-registered traditional mosquito treatment. If you suffer from chiggers in the warm weather seasons, our intermittent treatments will help keep your property defended against the threat of chigger bites. You never have to call us to schedule your next treatment. You’ll be on our regular rotation about every 21 days!
Mosquito Misters for Chiggers
Yeah, we know they’re called mosquito misters, but armed with our powerful traditional treatment, these machines become veritable mite massacrers! Our mosquito misting system includes installation of a tank of solution that is attached to an obscured network of nozzles. When the machine is engaged, it will provide an immediate mist of chigger control.
Better yet, is that our mosquito misting system can be programmed to deliver an intermittent mist for continuous effectiveness. Our committed technicians will service and care for your mosquito misters, replenishing your unit when needed. We additionally have a tankless version that is capable of delivering 1,000 gallons of chigger-fighting mist!
Winter Chigger Protection to Reduce the Spring Emergence of Chiggers
When you take advantage of Mosquito Squad of Nashville’s winter protection pest control plan, you will be provided with a powerful defense against ground dwellers – i.e. adult chiggers! By deploying pest control pellets in the fall, chiggers that have burrowed into the ground or that attempt to burrow, will come in contact with our long-lasting pest control pellets.
How long does our winter protection pest control last? Well, from fall through the end of winter. We recommend deploying pest granules in October and once more in February to take care of chiggers in the fall and one more, before they begin to emerge. This is the best way to help not only control but interrupt the life cycle of chiggers on your property to vastly reduce the numbers and keep them controlled!
Our Winter Protection Plan works for fire ants, ticks, spiders, and gnats too!
Where do we provide chigger pest control services?
Mosquito Squad of Nashville is your trusted source for chigger pest control in Davidson, Rutherford, Wilson, Sumner, and Williamson counties. We’re pleased to provide greater Nashville cities, suburbs, and neighborhoods with the best outdoor bug and pest control services your money can buy.
We serve these Nashville TN areas and beyond!
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Have you considered winter pest protection for your Nashville area home or business? Trust the experts at Mosquito Squad for proven and effective Nashville pest control. Contact us at (615) 492-3662.Nashville pest control.