Chiggers are bugs so small that you need a magnifying glass to spot them. Scientists call these creatures "trombiculid mites" because they're from a family of mites called Neotrombicula autumnalis.

However, this is where the similarities end. Learn how to tell the difference when you get a chigger bite and a bed bug bite. "Chiggers are an outdoor biting pest. They feed once, and will not ...

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 ...

Chiggers, also known as red bugs, can bite humans, causing itchiness, inflammation, and skin discoloration. Symptoms typically resolve independently. Several treatments can help reduce irritation.

Sometimes called “berry bugs” or “red bugs,” chiggers populate large sections of the United States — including all of the South, the Great Plains, and the Mid-Atlantic. Though they’re ...

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

Small raised bumps on your skin may have multiple causes. Two common culprits include bed bugs and chiggers. Both are parasites living off the blood of people or animals. Bedbug and chigger bites ...

(If you see red bites clustered around your waistband, you can assume they’re from chiggers rather than mosquitoes or other bugs, Dr. Lareau said.) The larvae feed on human skin cells for a few ...

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 ...