Oak leaf mites are back in Tulsa for their annual visit. While the outbreak last year was more significant, the bugs are still causing quite an issue this year. As the leaves begin to change, these ...

The mysterious bug bites first appeared a few weeks ago. George Monks, a dermatologist in Tulsa, Okla., started hearing complaints about weird, itchy welts. The bites had strange, tiny blisters in the ...

The bites are horrible. They have been itching 24 hours a day for a couple of weeks, and nothing seems to help. A: While there are several species of microscopic mites, the oak leaf gall mite has been ...

In the last few years, many Kansans have experienced the pain and discomfort of an oak leaf itch mite bite. The question we receive most on our response line is if anyone knows if they will return ...

Bethany Pratt works outdoors, so she's used to getting all kinds of bug bites, from mosquitos to chiggers. After all, bug bites come with the territory when you are the Jefferson County horticulture ...

COLUMBIA – Brittney Daniel was hanging out with a few friends when she noticed an insatiable itch on her side. “I was just itching constantly, and I thought it was just an itch, and then the next day, ...

Oak leaf itch mites are again biting northeast Kansas residents who spend time under affected oak trees, leaving itchy and painful red welts on people. Until freezing temperatures arrive, the best way ...

Some oak leaf itch mites that fell from trees and bit people in the Wichita area last fall have managed to stay alive over the mild winter and are biting again.Sedgwick County Extension Education ...