Thanks for your question. UVM Extension Entomologist Margaret Skinner has prepared a likely insect identification, below.

Insect Identification – 2017

Provided by Dr. Margaret Skinner, Extension Entomologist, UVM Entomology Research Laboratory,

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Date Received:  V-25-2017                                    

Date Responded:    V-25-2017       

Collector or Contact Name: Unknown

Specimen: image of a large red mite

Collection Date: May, 2017 

Collection Location:  Chittenden County, VT

Host:  None, in the leaf litter

Likely identification: 

Subclass: Acari          Order:  Trombidiformes       

Family:  Trombidiidae         

Common Name: Red velvet mites or rain bugs 

Pest Status and Management Recommendations:  It is impossible to be certain of the identity of this mite from the picture. However, it appears to be a red velvet mite, which occurs commonly in this area. They are not chiggers, and are considered a beneficial organism that feeds on various small insects and spiders. It is uncertain whether chiggers occur in Vermont. Probably occasionally, but they are not a significant problem worthy of concern. 

Management: None required.

Other Comments: 

For additional information, see these websites:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombidiidae

http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2011/briggs_kayl/facts.htm