Chigger bites can resemble other insect bites but tend to itch more intensely. Here’s more about how they look, what to do if ...

Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. You can get it if an infected chigger – larvae that grow into mites – bites you. Chiggers often ...

Chiggers are most active in the afternoon when ground temperatures are between 77°F and 86°F. Only the larval form parasites on people and animals. They are too small to see with the naked eye, and ...

As far as dangers in the outdoors go, getting a few chigger bites isn’t exactly on par with stumbling upon a hornet’s nest or, say, a bear. Yet for those who have had the misfortune of meeting these ...

Chiggers, also known as trombiculidae, are a species of red mite that live outdoors in grassy or wooded areas near water, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Like spiders and ticks, they are also ...

Warmer days may lead many to itch for spring and summer, but a Kansas State University entomologist cautions against a small mite that is likely to give you a less-pleasing seasonal itch. Chiggers are ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Wildlife researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro found a novel pathogen for the first time in North Carolina that is carried by chiggers. Bacteria ...

You might know chiggers by their other, more adorable name: berry bugs. But, no matter what you call them, chigger bites can leave you with distinctly itchy, red, annoying bumps. Sometimes it's hard ...

A close-up image of a chigger, also called a berry bug or harvest mite in some parts of the world. Chiggers are nearly impossible to see with the naked eye. (Photo used under Creative Commons license ...

It’s summertime in Florida and that brings many wonderful things like long days at the beach, pool, lake or one of the state’s thousands of freshwater springs. But summer also brings more bugs, and ...