Because of their vibrant color, they’re sometimes visible on the skin. Additionally, adult chiggers have eight legs whereas ...

Dr. Tanja McKay, an entomology professor at Arkansas State University, said to avoid tall grass and bushes and to wear blue jeans and tall socks, as chiggers like to bite the legs and ankles.

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 ...