Leptotrombidium

…East Asia certain species of Leptotrombidium carry the disease known as scrub typhus.

…which two closely related species, Leptotrombidium (Trombicula) akamushi and L. deliense, are the carriers of the disease. During their larval stage, these mites acquire the infection from wild rodents or other small animals. The infection is passed to humans when a mite larva bites a person.