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 ...

You might know chiggers by their other, more adorable name: berry bugs. But, no matter what you call them, chigger bites can leave you with distinctly itchy, red, annoying bumps. Sometimes it's hard ...

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 ...

According to doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, chigger bites may cause a rare allergic reaction to red meat called alpha-gal. The medical community has known for years that ticks can ...

Chiggers are a type of mite, or arthropod, in the family Trombiculidae. They are extremely small red bugs that measure about 1/60th of an inch — barely visible with the naked eye — and you'd likely ...

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 ...

Summertime is high season for bug bites and itchy rashes. Chiggers, also called harvest mites and red bugs, are particularly small arachnids that leave an annoying rash that can easily become infected ...

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. University of Georgia ...

This old-timer was in the parking lot at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, in bib overalls and boots. He looked like the kind of guy who would know about chiggers. Chiggers have been and are ...