CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After the 13-year brood of cicadas quieted down for the summer, Charlotte residents started having an extra case of the itches. Oak leaf mites feast on eggs the cicadas ...
The oak leaf itch mite is an eight-legged pest that is wreaking havoc in parts of the Midwest. The microscopic bug can cause red rashes and itching, and repellants aren't much of a defense.