When Michigan’s Helena Robinovitz recently planned a trip to Chicago, she worried about getting mugged by the voracious mites that have descended on northern Illinois. “How do we protect ourselves ...

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 ...

The oak leaf itch mite is an eight-legged pest that is wreaking havoc in parts of the Midwest. The microscopic bug can cause red rashes and itching, and repellants aren't much of a defense.

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 ...

They’re back — millions of biting mites floating on the fall breezes. Say hello again to the invisible, infuriating, oak leaf itch mite, and, while you’re at it, keep an eye out for one of its kissin’ ...

An increasing number of people are experiencing unusual rashes and itchy bites from oak itch mites, which feed on cicada eggs. Dr. Jordan Carqueville, medical director of The Derm Institute of Chicago ...

Master gardener Janie Chisholm had been itching for three weeks before she found out that the welts on her neck, torso and the insides of her arms were from oak leaf itch mites that had fallen on her ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- People in the Kansas City region may soon feel the bite as favorable weather and environmental conditions have led to a boom in the oak leaf itch mite population. According to ...

About a week ago, Stephen Koranda’s 16-month-old daughter, Elise, developed a scary-looking welt under one eye. From Twitter About a week ago, Stephen Koranda’s 16-month-old daughter Elise developed a ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is getting reports of oak leaf itch mite activity from around Missouri, especially western parts of the state and Kansas. Unfamiliar with these creepy, ...

Itchy red bites have sent about 100 people to Chicago-area emergency rooms in the last week, state Health Department officials said Monday. The unidentified culprit? It could be the itch mite. Sticky ...

The mysterious bug bites first appeared a few weeks ago. George Monks, a dermatologist in Tulsa, Okla., started hearing complaints about weird, itchy welts. The bites had strange, tiny blisters in the ...