Kritsky noted that in 2007, "people in Chicago who had oak trees in the yards, started to complain of bites after the cicada emergence." "It turned out that the oak itch mite was found in the egg ...

If you have some unexpected bug bites in the Chicago area, they might actually be from mites stemming from this spring's ...

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Once the cicada eggs have hatched, a process that takes between six to 10 weeks, the mites should disappear as well. For those in the Chicago area, that could take until the end of August.

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.

“But because of the cicadas, they have a food source (and) their population has exploded.” Pyemotes itch mites are parasites that prey on insects in sheltered locations, including the eggs of ...

(WGN) — A suburban Chicago brewpub was recently ... last emerged together in 1803. The cicada emergence is now believed to be connected to a rash of mite bites reported throughout the area.

Kritsky said cicadas have been reported to lead to oak leaf itch mite, but that’s mainly when people spend time under oak trees six to 10 weeks after the cicadas have laid their eggs.

Areas with a high cicadas presence often lure oak leaf itch mites through their eggs, Kritsky said. People may be bitten by mites if they spend time under oak trees six to 10 weeks after the cicad ...

A lucky few saw the cicada Friday at the arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, before its release back into the world in suburban Chicago to join its red-eyed relatives, the more common look for most ...

A 4-year-old boy in Wheaton, Illinois, found a blue-eyed cicada in his yard, according to Smithsonian magazine. The family ultimately donated the insect to the Field Museum in Chicago. Cicadas ...