KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County horticulturist says the number of people dealing with bites from the oak leaf itch mite has picked up this year.
Kansas State University horticulturist Dennis Patton tells The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2d3Kgge ) that the mites have been back in full force and that the number of calls from people who’ve been bitten has picked up in the last several weeks.
“My gut is telling me that the last few weeks, it’s ...