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 ...

Warmer days may lead many to itch for spring and summer, but a Kansas State University entomologist cautions against a small mite that is likely to give you a less-pleasing seasonal itch. Chiggers are ...

Dear Doctors: Any advice on controlling chiggers? When I work in the yard, they eat me alive unless I wear long pants. My wife does not garden and is rarely bitten. My son worked with me last weekend ...

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 Ohio ...

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 small ...

Ticks are awful, but chiggers in many ways are as bad if not worse. You can see ticks, even in the tiny larval phase to which we often refer to as seed ticks. It's easy to hate a malignancy that we ...

Chigger bites can cause some of the most miserable itching on people. For those who don’t know what the heck those are, they are microscopic mites that latch onto human skin in clusters, then lay eggs ...

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. Kelly McGowan, a ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Hives are red, raised bumps that stem from allergies, infections, or stress.Flea and chigger bites look like small, red, pimple-like bumps and feel very ...