Chiggers are most active in the afternoon when ground temperatures are between 77°F and 86°F. Only the larval form parasites on people and animals. They are too small to see with the naked eye, and ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD You can use anti-itch creams and antihistamines to help treat bug bites and stings at home. Identifying the type of bite or sting is important for choosing the ...

You spend a perfectly nice Saturday pulling weeds, trimming roses and finally conquering that corner of the yard that's been giving you side-eye since spring. You feel productive, a little sunburned ...

Have you been plagued by itchy red welts this summer? You might have been the unfortunate host to chiggers. Elizabeth Exstrom is the Horticulture Extension Educator with Nebraska Extension in Hall ...

Ticks are awful, but chiggers in many ways are as bad if not worse. You can see ticks, even in the tiny larval phase to which we often refer to as seed ticks. It's easy to hate a malignancy that we ...