These mites, also known as Pyemotes herfsi, have been previously confirmed to attack and feed on periodical cicada egg nests and can also cause an outbreak of bite rashes on humans, according to ...

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, itch mite bites can develop into small, blisterlike bumps with large red circles around them that can resemble a skin rash. Doctors at Derick ...

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 ...

More specifically, the bites are believed to be caused by Pyemotes mites, which thrive when cicada broods emerge. In west suburban Elmhurst, Lauren Cullen’s doctor told her they’re seeing ...