Eutrombicula alfreddugesi

Eutrombicula alfreddugesi is a species in the genus Eutrombicula.^[1]

Eutrombicula alfreddugesi
Larval harvest mite from North America
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Trombiculidae
Genus:	Eutrombicula
Species:	E. alfreddugesi
Binomial name
Eutrombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans, 1910)
Synonyms
Trombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans, 1910)

It is the common chigger species of the United States, also sometimes called the harvest mite. Chiggers are the parasitic larval stages of these free-living mites.^[2] They are rarely seen in the dry Western states because the species prefers humid climates.^[3] They are commonly found in undergrowth and grassy brush areas; the larvae host on animals (e.g. reptiles, birds, and wild and domestic mammals), causing welts that can turn into dermatitis.^{[citation needed]}