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  2. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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    Other people, however, can develop overwhelmingly itchy, raised red welts that look like mosquito bites or hives. Other symptoms: Bedbug bites may feel similar to other bug bites, like mosquito bites.

  3. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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    That means they are more closely related to ticks than other biting insects like mosquitoes. ... only about 1/100 of a millimeter in size and only bite people when they’re in the larva stage ...

  4. Chigger Bites: What They Look Like and How to Prevent and ...

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    What are chiggers? The chigger, also known as redbugs, jiggers, and harvest mites are the parasitic larvae form of a mite in the Trombiculidae family. They are nearly invisible at around 0.15 to 0 ...

  5. Trombiculidae - Wikipedia

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    They do not actually "bite", but instead form a hole in the skin called a stylostome and chew up tiny parts of the inner skin, thus causing irritation and swelling. The itching is accompanied by red, pimple-like bumps or hives and skin rash or lesions on a sun-exposed area. For humans, itching usually occurs after the larvae detach from the skin.

  6. Scabies - Wikipedia

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    In most people, the trails of the burrowing mites are linear or S-shaped tracks in the skin, often accompanied by rows of small, pimple-like mosquito or insect bites. Lesions are symmetrical and mainly affect the hands, wrists, axillae, thighs, buttocks, waist, soles of the feet, areola, and vulva in females, and penis and scrotum in males.

  7. Flea - Wikipedia

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    Flea bites cause a slightly raised, swollen, irritating nodule to form on the epidermis at the site of each bite, with a single puncture point at the centre, like a mosquito bite. [ 34 ] : 126 This can lead to an eczematous itchy skin disease called flea allergy dermatitis , which is common in many host species, including dogs and cats. [ 29 ]

  8. Sandfly - Wikipedia

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    The bites usually result in a small, intensely itchy bump or welt, the strength of which intensifies over a period of 5-7 days before dissipating. Sandfly bites can be distinguished from mosquito bites as sandfly bite are usually found in clusters as they attack animals in groups. [ 1 ]

  9. Mosquitoes, bees, ticks and more: How to treat bites and ...

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    How to treat the bite. Mosquito bites tend to create red, itchy bumps, Dr. Gary Goldenberg, a dermatologist practicing in New York City, tells Yahoo Life. “These are usually clustered” and ...