If not, a close-up picture of a chigger may remind you of something out of a horror movie. Chiggers are no more than 0.3 millimeters long, but zoom in and you'll see that they're hairy and red.

They are only a problem for humans when they’re still in larval form. Chigger larvae are very small, averaging between 1/120 and 1/150 inches in diameter, according to the American Osteopathic ...

You might know chiggers by their other, more adorable name: berry bugs. But, no matter what you call them, chigger bites can leave you with distinctly itchy, red, annoying bumps. Sometimes it's ...

As far as dangers in the outdoors go, getting a few chigger bites isn’t exactly on par with stumbling upon a hornet’s nest or, say, a bear. Yet for those who have had the misfortune of meeting ...

You might know chiggers by their other, more adorable name: berry bugs. But, no matter what you call them, chigger bites can leave you with distinctly itchy, red, annoying bumps. Sometimes it's ...

Clusters of chigger bites like this are often referred to as chigger rash, and are common on the ankles. Eric.Ray / Flickr As if all the biting bugs that are visible to the naked eye weren’t nuisance ...

Chigger and bed bug bites may look similar to the naked eye. They both feed off humans and can leave a trail of bumps on your skin. This can cause itchiness and overall skin irritation.

Chiggers inhabit grasses, decaying leaf matter and low shrubs near bodies of water. Historically, chigger season in the United States has been from late spring to early fall. But this period is ...

That reaction, he says, comes from the chigger’s saliva, which they use to break down and digest the cells and tissues they devour. Chigger Bites Look a Lot Like Other Bug Bites, So Here’s How ...

Both are parasites living off the blood of people or animals. Bedbug and chigger bites may look similar, but bed bugs and chiggers live in different environments. Bedbug and chigger bites can be ...