The latest 17-year brood of cicadas is invading, bringing millions if not billions of the noisy insects to Cincinnati and southwest Ohio. However, cicadas can attract a pest, the oak leaf itch mite.

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 ...

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 ...

A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, and cause an itchy, rash-like reaction. They also feed on cicada eggs. Oak ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

It’s summertime in Florida and that brings many wonderful things like long days at the beach, pool, lake or one of the state’s thousands of freshwater springs. But summer also brings more bugs, and ...

The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning the public about an outbreak of bites from what officials believe are mites. The county is investigating the incidents along with other area ...