The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable future, but some people are feeling the painful, itchy remnants of a ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

The distinct song is fading and millions of periodical cicadas, as if by magic, are disappearing. But like the last emergence 17 years ago, a corollary effect has left some people scratching ...

The latest 17-year brood of cicadas is invading, bringing millions if not billions of the noisy insects to Cincinnati and southwest Ohio. However, cicadas can attract a pest, the oak leaf itch mite.

Chigger bites can resemble other insect bites but tend to itch more intensely. Here’s more about how they look, what to do if ...

The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning the public about an outbreak of bites from what officials believe are mites. The county is investigating the incidents along with other area ...