Most people have, at some point, discovered mysterious bites that leave red, itchy welts on their skin. The most common culprits of these irritations are no-see-ums and bed bugs—but what’s the ...

“Chiggers are an outdoor biting pest. They feed once, and will not reproduce indoors and have continuous generations,” says entomologist Jody Green, at the University of Nebraska. They are typically ...

If you’re someone who thoroughly inspects the sheets whenever you enter a hotel or another accommodation where you didn’t clean the bedding yourself, you understand the completely valid aversion to ...

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It can be jarring to discover you have a new bug bite, let alone several bug bites. And if it doesn’t look like you’re dealing with mosquito bites, it’s fair to wonder if you could have bed bug or ...

Environment often indicates culprit, not appearance of bug bite alone. Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or ...

Nobody wants uninvited guests in their bed, but a couple of types of critters think our warm mattresses come with a neon “occupancy available” sign. Two that love our beds and bedding are dust mites ...

Summer is a time for outdoor adventures, beach holidays and warm nights under the stars. But as wonderful as summer is, it often brings unwelcome guests into our homes and travels: bed bugs. These ...

A British tourist was awarded $375,000 after he suffered hundreds of bed bug bites all over his body during his stay at a Hollywood Hills home, according to court records. The tourist, Meshak Moore, ...

STUDENTS ARE DEALING WITH BEDBUGS. MATT. WELL, JEN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING PARENTS TO TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SIGNS OF BEDBUGS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. NOW, REVERE SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THERE ...