More and more people are reporting unusual rashes and itchy bites from oak itch mites, which feed off cicada eggs. “We have seen a significant increase in our suburban locations compared to our ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — If you thought problems with pesky cicadas were gone, guess again. It now appears people are getting bites and rashes from a mite which feeds on cicada eggs. The Oak Leaf Itch ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The distinct song is fading and millions of periodical cicadas, as if by magic, are disappearing. But like the last emergence 17 years ago, a corollary effect has left some people scratching ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Just when the Chicago area thought it was all done with the cicada invasion, now comes another issue. Cicadas may be gone for the most part, but they're not forgotten, ...

The cicadas swarming in and around Cincinnati can be a nuisance. So are the nearly invisible bugs that feed on cicada eggs and can trigger itchy rashes in humans. The oak leaf itch mite has been tied ...