Welcome to the forum, JimWriter.
I don't bite my nails, but I've caught myself biting my fingers sometimes when I get nervous.
Just looked nail biting up online, and found this:
http://www.onychophagia.com/ There might be something there that helps.
(Looking at the "remedies" page, some of the suggestions there are quite similar to the ones for stopping hair pulling - that's what I'm trying to quit.)