A couple got red, itchy rashes on their stomachs. They'd been bitten by mites living off the beetles that were infesting their wooden furniture. It's rare for these parasitic mites to bite humans, but ...

Parasitic diseases, which are passed on to people via parasites found in contaminated food, water, soil or bugs that bite humans, can be relatively uncommon in some parts of the world. In other ...

A plague of parasitic mites has descended upon Illinois in the wake of this year’s historic crop of cicadas, leaving residents with raging rashes and incessant itching. The mighty attack follows the ...

While the great cicada emergence of 2024 may have ended, there's one lingering impact that some in the Chicago area might notice: mites, some of which can lead to an itchy rash for those who are ...

This year's cicada emergence was a double whammy of insects, with two groups of periodical cicadas that only come out of the ground every 13 or 17 years making a simultaneous appearance. But even ...

Nutria itch results when the larvae of roundworms living inside nutrias (coypu rats) enter a person’s skin. It can cause a severe rash, itching, and swelling. People who work in wetlands and marshes ...

Dust mites belong to the arthropod family. They’re related to ticks and resemble insects but lack wings and eyes. Dust mite reactions are typically harmless, though they can cause swelling, itching, ...

While, to many, fall is as good a season as any other, it can be the worst for those who are prone to oak leaf itch mites. These are commonly known to feed on larvae of an oak gall midge (fly) that ...