Chigger larva, the troublemakers, are nearly microscopic. Chiggers belong to the Thrombiculidae family of mites. You don't know they are on you until their damage is done, and believe me, they can do ...

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 ...

Chiggers carrying bacteria that can cause a deadly kind of typhus never before found in the U.S. have been located in North Carolina. Researchers from N.C. State University and UNC-Greensboro ...

Have you been plagued by itchy red welts this summer? You might have been the unfortunate host to chiggers. But what exactly are chiggers — and more importantly, how can you avoid becoming their next ...

Anyone who's spent a few summers outside knows to watch out for ticks, but a smaller yet equally annoying creature will also latch on tight during a walk through the tall grass. A bright-red mite ...

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 ...

The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people through the bites of larval mites or chiggers. The mites are only parasitic in the ...

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 ...

It has been a long time since we talked about snakes, “Guns & Cornbread” readers. Now, to some of you, that may be a good thing. Aside from great white sharks when you are at the beach (Can you ...

More stories about creepy-crawly (or buzzing) pests and what to do about them. Chiggers carrying bacteria that can cause a deadly kind of typhus never before found in the U.S. have been located in ...