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 ...

Growing up in the country has many positives but chiggers don't fit in that category. I remember many summers coming home from an all-day excursion in woodlands or creeks near my home with a multitude ...

Chiggers may not seem like a dangerous pest, but these almost invisible garden bugs feed on skin cells, encouraging them to bite on us and our pets, leading to small, incredibly itchy bites. So how do ...

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 ...

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 and Midwestern ...

If you, family members, or pets have itchy bites lasting several days but don't remember seeing an insect, they could be chigger bites. Chiggers are immature mites that can lurk in your backyard in ...

Chiggers, also known as trombiculidae, are a species of red mite that live outdoors in grassy or wooded areas near water, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Like spiders and ticks, they are also ...

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 ...

Summer in Florida brings increased bug activity and itchy bites from pests like chiggers, no-see-ums and mosquitoes. Chiggers are tiny mites that leave itchy rashes, often around ankles, knees, waists ...

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 ...