Six days after my visitors went home they both came up with over 100 bites on their legs and ankles, and they itch! They did walk to the waterfall the day before they left and swim in the pool. Any ideas what these could be from?
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Re: Mystery bites
Posted by Jo Anna on February 2, 2017, 10:11 am, in reply to "Mystery bites"
A friend of mine experienced lots of itching on the legs after a trip to the waterfall. We'd both been in the ocean that day, and I had no itch, so we concluded las joyas from the previous day was the culprit. I wonder if others have had a similar experience.
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Re: Mystery bites
Posted by Julie C. A. on February 2, 2017, 11:04 am, in reply to "Re: Mystery bites"
Hi Marcia, The locals call them "guinas" which I think translates to "chigger" but not sure. A number of people have recently been getting them after walks to the water holes. To get rid of them, without using chemical substances, you can wash laundry the exposed clothing lots of detergent and let the clothes sit in the soapy water for at least 24 hours. To treat the bites on the body, put lots of tobacco in 96% alcohol which you can buy at the corner liquor store by the plaza. Let the tobacco leaves sit for 48 hours in the alcohol then rub the alcohol liberally on your body throughout the day. Hope this helps! Julie