Chiggers, also known as red bugs, can bite humans, causing itchiness, inflammation, and skin discoloration. Symptoms typically resolve independently. Several treatments can help reduce irritation.

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 ...

Chigger bites can cause hardened skin, welts and itching. Over-the-counter medications, ice, and cool water can help reduce the itching. Using a DEET or permethrin spray can help prevent bites.

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 ...

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 ...

Who’s been bugged by chiggers in the garden lately? And even if you say you haven’t, you might change your mind now that I’ve brought it up. That’s what happened to me. I was sure I had never gotten ...

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 ...