“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.

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

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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They impact tomatoes, marigolds, beans, squash, and a variety of other landscape and garden plants. Thump leaves from a ...

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.

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 ...

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Even in northern-tier Midwestern states, ticks are active and crawling for seven months or more yearly, and smart hunters everywhere will take precautions to prevent disease-carrying tick bites. I’ve ...

Dr. Carling Matejka thinks permethrin products are good. They are effective for repelling mosquitoes on dogs. She gives ...

From ticks to horse flies, learn how to spot serious insect bites, ease symptoms and when to get medical help.