Editing 1702: Home Itch Remedies

The title text refers to {{w|chigger|chiggers}} or {{w|Trombicula alfreddugesi}} as the worst source for itches; in fact only in the larval stages are these mites parasitic. ''Chigger'' can also refer to the chigoe flea or "jigger", {{w|Tunga penetrans}}, a parasitic flea which also causes bad itching, but [[Randall]] explicitly mentions the mite ''Trombicula alfreddugesi''. A move to a more northerly region of the world like Iceland might seem to be a perfect cure, because those parasites are only found in warmer southern regions (similarly, since mosquitoes lay their eggs in water, moving to a dry place with no water usable by mosquitoes would be a "cure" for mosquito bites). Unusually, [http://icelandreview.com/news/2013/06/27/no-mosquitoes-iceland-puzzles-scientists Iceland does not support native mosquitoes, despite similarities to other northern regions which do.] One might fallaciously assume it does not support parasites in general — but it [https://books.google.com/books?id=I4pD5t_y05YC ''does''] support parasitic insects in other genera, and it has other species of mites.  Thus, "move to Iceland" is a weird home remedy that will work if the person wants to prevent chiggers, however it won't work if the person wants to stay away from all parasites.

The title text refers to {{w|chigger|chiggers}} or {{w|Trombicula alfreddugesi}} as the worst source for itches; in fact only in the larval stages are these mites parasitic. ''Chigger'' can also refer to the chigoe flea or "jigger", {{w|Tunga penetrans}}, a parasitic flea which also causes bad itching, but [[Randall]] explicitly mentions the mite ''Trombicula alfreddugesi''. A move to a more northerly region of the world like Iceland might seem to be a perfect cure, because those parasites are only found in warmer southern regions (similarly, since mosquitoes lay their eggs in water, moving to a dry place with no water usable by mosquitoes would be a "cure" for mosquito bites). Unusually, [http://icelandreview.com/news/2013/06/27/no-mosquitoes-iceland-puzzles-scientists Iceland does not support native mosquitoes, despite similarities to other northern regions which do.] One might fallaciously assume it does not support parasites in general — but it [https://books.google.com/books?id=I4pD5t_y05YC ''does''] support parasitic insects in other genera, and it has other species of mites.  Thus, "move to Iceland" is a weird home remedy that will work if the person wants to prevent chiggers, however it won't work if the person wants to stay away from all parasites.

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