Around New York
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local chigger information
Chigger control in New York
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Chiggers in New York: what to know
What to note
Where you see chiggers, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Chiggers in New York: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which chiggers actually live in New York, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Not currently a pest in New York
Occurrence in New York
Cornell's New York State IPM program states plainly that chiggers are not currently a pest in New York.
New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell CALSSoutheast (Delaware and south) and Midwest
US range
Cornell IPM places US chiggers in humid and warm regions, particularly the Southeast from Delaware south, and the Midwest.
New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell CALSUsually larval ticks, not chiggers
Common misidentification
Cornell IPM reports that what are called chiggers on Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley are actually the larval stage of ticks, most likely lone star and Asian longhorned ticks.
New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell CALSWhen chiggers are busiest in New York
Cornell IPM does not give a New York chigger season because it states chiggers are not currently a pest in New York.
Cornell IPM stresses accurate identification: suspected chigger bites in New York, especially on Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley, are usually larval lone star or Asian longhorned ticks.
For context, nationally
- Trombicula (Eutrombicula) alfreddugesi — Most common U.S. chigger species. University of Missouri Extension
- About 1/150 inch (0.15–0.3 mm) — Larval size. Ohio State University Extension (Ohioline)
Sources: New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell CALS; University of Missouri Extension; Ohio State University Extension (Ohioline). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
