They're almost invisible, yet the thought of them can make your skin crawl. Mites, those minuscule relatives of spiders, are ...

(Dust mites, for example, feed mostly on dead skin ... Like other mites, scabies tend to cause an itchy, pimply red rash. But unlike other mites, those rashes will continue to appear unless ...

which the bugs laid in conditions perfect for mite reproduction. Pyemotes bites cause a red rash that surrounds itchy bumps or welts, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

However, cicadas can attract a pest, the oak leaf itch mite. And as the name suggests ... Their bites can cause an itchy rash of small red bumps that can be painful to scratch.

"This mite can produce a pruritic (itchy) rash that is often erythematous (a ... According to IDPH, the bites resemble "red welts that look like chigger bites on your neck, face, arms and upper ...

The sores are red and swollen, so it's not pretty ... Any larvae in the gall are paralyzed with the mite's venom, which is strong enough to paralyze prey 166,000 times the mite's size, PennState ...

While cicadas are harmless, the pests that are drawn to them can bite and cause a rash. What to know about the oak leaf itch mite.