red bug
Tiny itchy pest
Red bug is an informal name for a chigger—the tiny larval mite that burrows into skin and causes intensely itchy welts.
The name comes from the mite's reddish color.
In some regions, red bug also refers to the cotton stainer, an insect pest that damages cotton bolls: The field was infested with red bugs.
- chiggerBiting mite larva
- harvest miteParasitic larval mite
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
- itchUrge to scratch
- bitePierce with teeth
welt · itchy skin · larvae · tick · flea · insect · harvest · grass · deep woods · summer · skin · rash · skin irritation · irritation · scarlet · cotton · stainer · pest
- bêtes rougesharvest mite
- chiggerschigger, harvest mite
- true bugsfirebug