harvest mite

noun
1.
chigger (def 1).
Origin
1870-75, Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for harvest mite

harvest mite

noun
1.
the bright red parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the genus Trombicula and related genera, which causes intense itching of human skin
harvest mite in Medicine

harvest mite n.
See chigger.