While cicadas are harmless, the pests that are drawn to them can bite and cause a rash. What to know about the oak leaf itch ...

Measuring around 0.2 millimeters long, oak leaf itch mites are nearly invisible to to the naked eye, according to Penn State Extension. The insects are reddish-tan in color and are elongated ...

17-year cicadas have already been spotted in some parts of Kentucky this year, and more are coming. This year, cicadas from ...

Most of the time these small white insects fly completely under ... and the newly hatched caterpillars, known as oak worms, strip oak trees of leaves and litter sidewalks and driveways with ...

The good news is that oak leaf itch mites cannot survive inside your home. "In order to survive, itch mites need to feed on insect larvae, which are usually found on the inside of tree leaves ...

but the landscape also is ideal for destructive leaf-feeding pests, as well. Common culprits in this area include aphids, oak moth caterpillars, oak silkworms and thrips. While occasional feeding ...

The latest 17-year brood of cicadas is invading, bringing millions if not billions of the noisy insects to Cincinnati and southwest Ohio. However, cicadas can attract a pest, the oak leaf itch mite.