The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable future, but some people are feeling the painful, itchy remnants of a ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

The distinct song is fading and millions of periodical cicadas, as if by magic, are disappearing. But like the last emergence 17 years ago, a corollary effect has left some people scratching ...

A plague of parasitic mites has descended upon Illinois in the wake of this year’s historic crop of cicadas, leaving residents with raging rashes and incessant itching. The mighty attack follows the ...

This year's cicada emergence was a double whammy of insects, with two groups of periodical cicadas that only come out of the ground every 13 or 17 years making a simultaneous appearance. But even ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) – The buzzing of the Brood X ...