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 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 good news: There's little risk beyond the rash. The bad: The rash is awful.

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, ...

This summer, Chicago experienced an explosion of cicadas. Now, the city is experiencing another explosion: mites that feast on cicada eggs. Those mites are leaving people with an itchy rash. Ecologist ...

The skin infection has been reported in several schools in Devon, with the number of people seeking medical care doubling ...

From terrifying trap doors to creepy messages written under wallpaper, we've seen our fair share of home horror stories that make the hair on our necks stand straight ...

You are pretty lucky it's the one in a thousand Dr.Mole article that's about a pretty benign disease – you wouldn't want to be posting this under the one with the brain amoebas ;-) If it's anything ...

Scabies is an itchy rash caused by the human itch mite. Adults, children and babies can all get scabies. Many people believe scabies is about cleanliness, but that is not true. It is easily passed ...

MALDEN, Mo. - The Malden School District know nows what's causing the skin rash on some students. Health officials say something called the Oak Leaf Mite or itch mite is to blame. Several students ...