Key Points 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 ...

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Q. You’ve written about treating chigger bites, but you should really think about prevention. We live in the country. When ...

Over 16,000 people were infected with the potentially fatal disease last year as the parasite spread beyond rural areas.

Q: You’ve written about treating chigger bites, but you should really think about prevention. We live in the country. When I’m going to be walking in tall grass and weeds, I wear my snake ...

“The chiggers themselves don’t really carry disease.” The problems come when people don’t treat the itching and end up scratching infections into their skin.

Because I’m vigilant about ticks, the same strategies the help guard against them also work for chiggers. I don’t recall any episodes with chiggers when I’m prepared for ticks.

Lyme disease remains the most common tick-borne disease on Long Island and health officials are warning residents to protect themselves against tick bites this season.

They don't spread diseases, but scratching could break the skin and lead to irritation or a possible infection. How to get rid of them: The best defense against chiggers is to avoid them.

Tender skin areas are most commonly sought by chiggers. So ankles, backs of knees, crotch areas and armpits. The bites cause itchy welts, but chiggers are known to carry diseases as well.

Chiggers are usually active from Spring (late April) until Fall, or until the first frost. The species of chiggers found in Kansas do not transmit disease, Cloyd said.