Calman found this on the web and seem to say exactly what you said, I had never heard of Chiggers before I came onto this site, now I know about them and Fire ants, wow you learn a great deal from CT.
[edit] Treatment
The most effective way of removing chiggers is by taking a hot shower and washing the affected areas with mildly hot water and soap. This must be done as soon as possible after exposure or possible exposure. Carefully wash the ankles, feet, behind the knees, and under the arms and chest. An Epsom salt bath may help alleviate pruritus. If one is near the seashore, wading for a few minutes in salt water will both get rid of the mites on one's skin and clothing and also alleviate the itching from their bites. Another good way of removing chiggers is to cover the chiggers with scotch tape and pull them off that way. However once symptoms appear, it may be too late to prevent further bites. Taking a hot bath when already covered with chigger bites may in fact be very uncomfortable and increase itching symptoms. Do not rub and scratch the skin aggressively, but instead gently but firmly rub the irritated skin with warm soapy water.
Clothing, especially pants and socks, should be immediately discarded after returning from areas where exposure may have occurred.
Try not to scratch the affected regions. Scratching could scrape off chigger larvae, but it may also cause increased irritation by breaking the skin and leaving it vulnerable to a more serious infection.
A covering to reduce air exposure over the itchy area, such as calamine lotion, petroleum jelly, or baby oil, may help relieve the pain (but does not cure the bites).
The application of a small drop of finger nail polish (usually clear nail polish) is one of the most popular remedies and is claimed to reduce itching and dry the itchy sores in the fewest number of days. This has a better chance of being effective if done early. Later, people sometimes may end up mistaking the red dot in the middle of the bite as the chigger itself (the chigger is long gone). There is a misconception that the mite has burrowed into the skin, and that coating their bites with vaseline, nail polish, or some other air-inhibiting seal will "suffocate" the chigger.[citation needed]
Medication such as antihistamines or corticosteroid creams may be prescribed by doctors, and might help in some instances.
