Abstract
Chigger mites are parasites of vertebrates and can cause a skin reaction in the host, known as trombiculiasis. In Brazil, there are more than 70 known species, of which only eight parasitize birds. Due to the parasitic behavior of these larvae, some species in the Asia-Pacific region act as vectors of the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, which causes the disease called tsutsugamushi, a h…