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Well, I’ve had about 1 day so far since the first day of Spring on Tuesday, that it didn’t feel like mid-summer instead. I’ve already pulled a tiny tick from its biting location, have seen a snake or two around the property, and have closed windows and turned on the A/C to combat heavy pollen.

Time to check my Neem supply for 2012…

There is a Botanical Outdoor Spray. You’ll want a bottle of this on hand if you plan to do any walking, hiking, working in weeded areas, in fact, for almost anything you do that puts you in or around tall grass. If you don’t use one of these products beforehand, chiggers WILL find you.

If you prefer, there is also a gel product – same effectiveness.

If you get chiggers – sometimes they come out earlier than anyone can predict, apply the Neem gel or spray – immediately! It may take a day or two, but it will kill the chiggers and keep them from spreading everywhere.

I posted a product article and link on this in May 2011 so things are happening earlier this year due to the warmer-than-usual temperatures. This year I’m posting in March. In June and July last year, many people were out looking for a product to repel chiggers – too late for most unfortunately.

Shipping is fast from Neem Tree Farms, but don’t push your luck. The product is around $14 per bottle and worth having at your home – before you need it.

Don’t forget your pets! CoCo has, in the DBN, (Days Before Neem) experienced a bad itching attack that I KNOW was chiggers! If you’re taking your dog with you on walks and hikes, don’t forget to protect them as well with Neem Pet Care.

TGIF!

Some organic solutions to happier, pest-free outdoor time for you and your plants! Some of these products also have Neem – a great solution for ticks and chiggers that won’t poison you while it kills them!

No doubt about it – it’s bug time.

For those of us who spend more of our time in a country environment than walking city streets, ticks, chiggers, and other warm-weather “annoyers” are out and ready to invade these beautiful Spring and Summer days.

Be ready this year by getting yourself some Neem products. I like the spray for quick walks and the gel for garden working days. Good for your skin, won’t poison while protecting you and most importantly, they work. This is the ONLY product I’ve used in the past ten years that keeps chiggers away.

These will be great products for hikers. Throw a bottle in your backpack and you won’t have to worry about these aggravating, biting little insects that can make for a miserable week if they find you.

I’ve been using Neem products from Neem Tree Farms for years. You can trust the products and the company.

If you’re taking your dog with you on walks and hikes, don’t forget to protect them as well with Neem Pet Care.

First bulbs, first bees, first tree buds and pollen, etc., etc. Signs of Spring are here and all those annoying little warm-weather creatures will soon be out in full-force.

The best advice I can give for anyone planning ANY outdoor activities this Summer – whether it be a long walk, days spent hiking or backpacking, or even a stroll through your own back yard – get some Neem – NOW!

I’ve been using Neem products from Neem Tree Farms for over 5 years. I have a 7-acre property, largely wooded, that contains no end of chiggers and ticks. Moving around this space in warm temperatures is much less worrisome when I am slathered with Neem.

Whether it is the Botanical Outdoor Spray or the Botanical Outdoor Gel, infestations have been all but eliminated, and the stuff is even good for your skin.

All I ask for from a product is that it works for its intended purpose, and that I can trust the company producing the product, especially if I am to smear it all over my skin.

Give Neem and Neem Tree Farms a chance this Spring and Summer. You won’t be disappointed. And you won’t be poisoned either!

As I mentioned a day or two ago, I was viciously attacked by a marauding band of chiggers – probably Monday, June 7th while I worked in the yard for the morning. Per their usual MO, the itching started mid-day Tuesday and even though I fought the compelling need to scratch – the itching and biting continued. This is the worst thing about chiggers…once they are on you, they spread and continue biting until you find something to kill them.

Tuesday PM and Wednesday morning I covered myself with the Neem Outdoor Botanical product referenced in my prior post.

By yesterday I had no new bites and the itching was at a bearable level. This morning, Friday, I have no new bites and the itching has stopped completely.

Anyone who has never experienced chiggers will wonder why the heck I am making such a big deal of this. Anyone who has suffered with chiggers will already know.

So, if you’ve been told to cover the bites with nail polish or to soak yourself in Clorox, or been told to apply any other strange concoction of chemicals and household products, forget it. Use Neem…it is even good for your skin while doing an excellent job of killing chiggers.

Here’s the image again with a reminder that Neem Tree Farms has a “Buy One Get One Free” offer on tap right now. Drop a bottle or two of the Botanical Outdoor Gel in your backpack or suitcase. It is good as an insect repellant for a lot of things other than chiggers too! And it actually has a pleasant aroma…

It is the ONLY product I’ve found that repels the dreaded chiggers. If you’ve ever been “invaded”, no further info is required…