Tags: Arachnid.
Trombicula is a genus of harvest mites (also known as red bugs scrub-itch mites berry bugs or in their larval stage as chiggers or chigoe) in the Trombiculidae family. In their larval stage they attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin often causing itching. These relatives of ticks are nearly microscopic measuring 0.4 mm (1/100 of an inch) and have a chrome-orange hue.
