If you love spending time in Michigan's great outdoors during summer, you may fall prey to insect bites. The itchy welts can be a real nuisance, especially if you don't know what insect bit you. While ...

Chiggers are tiny immature mites that can cause itchy bites without leaving visible signs of an insect. These pests live in your backyard, hiding in tall grass, weed patches, and damp spots under ...

The mites, which are commonly found in humid regions, can leave itchy bites all over the skin. By Carly Stern Dr. Stephanie Lareau whizzed through the trees on her mountain bike in Roanoke, Va., one ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've ever been bitten, just hearing the word chigger is enough to cause a mighty itch. These tiny insects are a summertime nuisance that prey on people, pets, and wildlife, including birds, ...

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 ...

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 ...