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What is the difference between a Chigger and a Red Bug or a Harvest Mite or a Jigger?

April 26, 2017Chiggersbug chigger chiggers harvest jigger mite red

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What is the difference between a Chigger and a Red Bug or a Harvest Mite or a Jigger?

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There is no difference, but in different areas of our regions, different people call these tiny mites by different names. It doesn’t matter if you call it a harvest mite, a red big, a jigger, or a chigger… they are the same six-legged mite whose bites cause extreme itching.