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That's what I have, a cluster of welts.

A juvenile tick would be a nymph, right? As I understand it, a nymph tick will attach itself to the skin and try to suck blood, whereas a chigger injects a digestive enzyme into the skin but does not latch on, so it can be washed off. I have never seen these things that bite me, so I presume...

What else can it be? It tends to be very humid here, and my property is bordered on three sides by woods.

I live at Laurel Lake, in the woods of Cumberland County, and after mowing my lawn for the first time this year, which included picking up a lot of brush near wooded areas while wearing shorts, have several red welts on my left leg, presumably from chiggers. I showered afterwards, and the welts...