Cicada season may be over, but another pest emerges right after. Here's how to prevent possible bites and rashes from oak ...

A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, ...

Oak leaf itch mites, tiny pests that feed on cicada eggs and oak midge fly larvae, can cause itchy rashes in humans. Symptoms of oak leaf itch mite bites include intense itching, rashes, and ...

Chiggers (Harvest Mites): These are the larval stage of a certain type of mite, and they are the only ones that bite humans. Scabies Mites: These mites are true parasites that burrow into the skin.

Those mites made headlines after hundreds of bites were reported in Pittsburg, Kan., and Lincoln, Neb. Florida entomologist Cal Wellbourn later identified the genus and species as Pyemotes herfsi.

So far in 2025, more than 31% of the ticks tested in New York were positive for at least one pathogen, according to the ...

Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks ...

Rattlesnakes get all the attention, but Arizona has numerous nonvenomous snake species. Here's why they're beneficial and ...

You might not see them, but mites are practically everywhere. These incredibly tiny arachnids, close cousins to spiders and ticks, inhabit our homes, our gardens, and even our pets. While the sheer ...