If you have ever woken up with an itchy, red bite mark, the culprit might be the Oak Mite. Many fear it could be a disease carrying mosquito or sleep-invading bed bugs. But from time-to-time, the oak ...

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Usually oak mites are not a problem for people until the fall after a cool down from summer, however experts in the metro say the mild winter is drawing the pesky creatures out of hibernation earlier ...

Oak leaf itch mites are again biting northeast Kansas residents who spend time under affected oak trees, leaving itchy and painful red welts on people. Until freezing temperatures arrive, the best way ...

Many of us may be dealing with mystery bites that swell up and itch like crazy. If it looks like a chigger bite at first, but after a little while starts to change and swell, chances are, you've spent ...

The summer season and bug bites go hand in hand. A smaller pest, the oak mite, will soon appear in the Ozarks. Kelly McGowan, Horticulture Educator with the University of Missouri Extension, says the ...

The microscopic oak mite leaves not-so-microscopic bites when it finds a tasty human. And after last year's outbreak in Kansas City, people are worried about their return. The questions never stop ...

D.C. artist Michele Banks says she first began to feel the itch earlier this month after she had wandered around oak trees in search of squirrels to photograph — leaving her with redness, swelling and ...

If you have ever woken up with an itchy, red bite mark, the culprit might be the Oak Mite. Many fear it could be a disease carrying mosquito or sleep-invading bed bugs. But from time-to-time, the oak ...