How to get rid of chiggers in the lawn?

There is no specific treatment for lawns against chiggers, which does not stop you from looking for ways to scratch less! Chiggers are not insects but mites, spiders. Moreover, the problem is generally poorly understood and has nothing to do with mosquito control! Chigger larvae behave somewhat like ticks. In the hot hours of summer, they are confined to tall grass, or the upper parts of vegetable garden crops, and they drop onto the first warm-blooded animal that passes by. The gardener, his family, his children, his descendants…and their guests so happy to roll around in the grass. Not to do ! To limit the inconvenience, start – if possible – by watering the lawn either more often or more generously. Mow close and take advantage of autumn to sow mint and lemon balm, broadcast, in the grass. It smells very good and the chiggers don’t like it!