That cluster of itchy red bumps on your skin is probably chiggers. Bug bites are one of the downsides of summer. After an afternoon playing fetch with the dog or weeding the flower beds, the last ...

Dear Readers: One of the more interesting letters we received recently concerned dust mites, which are always a problem but especially during summer months when temperatures and humidity rise. I ...

Dusting is one of those household chores it’s easy to skip over, but dust can cause allergies, respiratory problems, and other unwanted complications. Whether you suffer from an obvious allergy or not ...

Chiggers are very small mites that thrive in humid grassy areas — they don't breed in homes or beds. An itchy rash that develops a few hours after you spend time outside may be from chigger bites. If ...

Dear Doctors: Any advice on controlling chiggers? When I work in the yard, they eat me alive unless I wear long pants. Here in the United States, they are most common in the southeast, south central ...

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 ...

A close-up image of a chigger, also called a berry bug or harvest mite in some parts of the world. Chiggers are nearly impossible to see with the naked eye. (Photo used under Creative Commons license ...