Clusters of chigger bites like this are often referred to as chigger rash, and are common on the ankles. As if all the biting bugs that are visible to the naked eye weren’t nuisance enough during the ...

Getting rid of chiggers is easier when you know more about the creepy-crawly buggers and how they behave, as there are several misconceptions about the microscopic mites. When it comes to chiggers, ...

Reader's Digest3 Tips to Avoid Insect Bites and StingsDon’t let any stinging bugs catch you off-guard. Here’s how to prevent painful bites. The summer means more sun, hot weather, and time spent ...

Chiggers are a type of mite, or arthropod, in the family Trombiculidae. They are extremely small red bugs that measure about 1/60th of an inch — barely visible with the naked eye — and you'd likely ...

According to doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, chigger bites may cause a rare allergic reaction to red meat called alpha-gal. The medical community has known for years that ticks can ...

Last weekend was a very relaxing holiday. I got a lot of yard work done and caught up. It was a great feeling to have some of the honey-do-list completed. My only issue was that while I was setting ...

Playing or working outdoors around the ArkLaTex this time of year can be unpleasant at times. You can blame the heat, humidity and especially the bugs. Mosquitoes, flies, wasps, fire ants and spiders ...

Summertime is high season for bug bites and itchy rashes. Chiggers, also called harvest mites and red bugs, are particularly small arachnids that leave an annoying rash that can easily become infected ...

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) -People visiting Table Rock Lake and people who live along the water are seeing more chigger bites this summer. Health officials say many people confuse chiggers with ticks, but ...

This old-timer was in the parking lot at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, in bib overalls and boots. He looked like the kind of guy who would know about chiggers. Chiggers have been and are ...