Chiggers and scabies are the mites that bite. Yep, both of these little biters are actually mites, which makes them arachnids ...

Chiggers are a type of mite, or arthropod, in the family Trombiculidae. They are extremely small red bugs that measure about 1/60th of an inch — barely visible with the naked eye — and you'd ...

During the day the jiggers wait along mile 201, but when night falls, and with the lack of patrolling and control, they penetrate Argentine waters, further and further as there are no impediments.

The 65 jiggers operating this season added to 63.037 tons, 45% higher than in 2023, while trawlers contributed with 9.322 tons, 87% more than last year's season.

Pupils in Teso South constituency, Busia County are increasingly dropping out of school due to jigger infestation menace. Over 30 homes in the village of Angorom have been severely affected.

The 60 blind children alighted from their school bus at Kihumbuini village in Gatanga Constituency, Murang’a County, last Saturday with one mission in mind: To fight the jigger menace in the area.