Getting rid of chiggers is easier when you know more about the creepy-crawly buggers and how they behave, as there are several misconceptions about the microscopic mites. When it comes to chiggers, ...

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 eye, and ...

Chiggers are a nuisance during the summer months. The little red mites feed on leaves and humans, irritating the skin with itchy, inflamed bites. Justin Talley, head of the Oklahoma State University ...

Chiggers are small red insects that will leave itchy bites on you and your pets. They like shady, moist environments, so cut back tall grass and remove shady spots in your yard to deter them. You can ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A warning for people getting outdoors this week. We are getting reports that people are having run-ins with Chiggers in KELOLAND, even on lawns. The tiny critters can leave ...

Chiggers are microscopic — so tiny that they’re almost invisible — but there’s nothing small about the effect of their bite, which causes major itching and discomfort. Sometimes called harvest mites ...

Trombiculidae, commonly known as chiggers, are tiny, microscopic red mites whose larvae feed on skin cells before dropping to the ground and molting into nonparasitic adult nymphs. Chiggers are best ...

The itchy bites started appearing earlier this month: on my ankles, my inner thigh, near my armpits. They were red and extremely itchy. Did I mention they were itchy? My initial thought was that I’d ...

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 ...

North Texas is seeing a chigger infestation unlike anything the region has seen in nearly 30 years. Based on filed reports and calls to Texas A&M AgriLife, experts there say this year is the worst for ...

Over the past two summers, a woman who lives south of Wylie Park has been bitten by chiggers, small insects who can create a big annoyance. It is worse than being victimized by a mosquito, according ...