Ticks, mosquitoes and chiggers are among the most common biting insects found outdoors in Missouri. Missouri is home to venomous spiders, including the brown recluse and black widow, whose bites ...

The best advice, according to Cloyd, is to avoid getting bit in the first place. “If you’re going to go into an area where chiggers are likely to be, use DEET or other repellants, and then ...

Entomologist Raymond Cloyd with Kansas State University says chiggers are active in our area, usually beginning in April.. They're often found in areas with unmanaged vegetation, along with parks ...

It's that time of year again. We not only need to be on the lookout for mosquitoes, but also chiggers. They can cause considerable cutaneous unhappiness. If you have ever been bitten by these ...

The great outdoors aren't so great sometimes. Mosquitoes, ticks, gnats, chiggers and other insects all can intrude on our outdoor experience. Chiggers are quite active in July and August in the ...

I have had chiggers three times this summer. Needless to say I have done a little research into these little pests! For those of you who are unfamiliar with chiggers, they are the immature stage ...

She knew what had caused them. They were from chiggers, a species of tiny, reddish-brown mites able to leave bites that remain itchy for days or weeks. Chiggers are common in humid regions ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Backyards, wooded areas, or the city park are just a few places you could encourage chiggers as the temperatures get warm. Although harmless, these parasites can still ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Just like the ticks, the pollen, and early blooming flowers, the chiggers are back in action across the area a little earlier than usual this spring.

Bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi causes the disease scrub typhus, which is spread to people through bites of infected chiggers. Symptoms include a dark scab at the site of the bite ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Wildlife researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro found a novel pathogen for the first time in North Carolina that is carried by chiggers.