Chigger bites cause red, itchy bumps on the skin in people and pets. Repelling these tiny pests from your yard is essential ...

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 ...

Treat the grass: First, keep your lawn mowed. Chiggers climb up vegetation to wait for passing hosts. Keeping your lawn cut short can discourage this. Also, you can treat your yard with outdoor sprays ...

Chiggers are tiny immature mites that can cause itchy bites without leaving visible signs of an insect. These pests live in your backyard, hiding in tall grass, weed patches, and damp spots under ...

A chigger on the dirt ground outside surrounded by grass - Manoj Pal/Getty Images Chiggers, which are larvae of mites, are minuscule creatures that can raid your yard and terrorize your skin with ...

Ticks are awful, but chiggers in many ways are as bad if not worse. Bryan Hendricks has been the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette outdoors editor since 2005. He covers hunting, fishing, camping, and all ...

That cluster of itchy red bumps on your skin is probably chiggers. Chiggers are microscopic mites that cause itchiness by injecting enzymes into the skin, not by biting. Maintain your yard by ...