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Chigger or chigoe can refer to either of two parasitic arthropods with similar behaviors: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...
the chigoe flea (Tunga penetrans), found in tropical climates
the larva of a harvest mite (also called scrub itch mite, red mite and several other names), found throughout temperate and tropical zones; the name chigger originated as a corruption of chigoe, but the harvest mite is what is most commonly called a chigger in North America
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Chiggers are the juvenile (or larval) form of a specific family of mites, the Trombiculidae.
Chiggermites are unique among the many mite families in that only the larval stage feeds on vertebrate animals; chiggers dine on us only in their childhood, and later become vegetarians that live on the soil.
Chiggers are small enough to penetrate the meshes of your clothing, but they usually stay on the surface of your clothes until they come to an easy opening such as your cuffs, collar or waistband.
Tiny six-legged chiggerlarvae attack campers, picnickers, hikers, bird watchers, berry pickers, fishermen, soldiers, and homeowners in low, damp areas where vegetation is rank such as woodlands, berry patches, orchards, along lakes and streams, and even in drier places where vegetation is low such as lawns, golf courses, and parks.
Chiggers do not burrow into the skin, but insert their mouthparts in a skin pore or hair follicle.
Chiggers are usually encountered in late spring and summer in areas where weeds and briars have overgrown.
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