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, ...

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 ...

If you're feeling itchy, mosquitoes aren't the only culprit. While the loud singing of Brood XIV cicadas in Ohio should end soon, a nearly invisible pest is on the horizon and ready to bite: Oak leaf ...

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 ...