Heat kills bird mites. Do not air-dry during treatment. Targeted sprays help control mites. Use products labeled safe for ...

Dust mites are the scourge of allergy sufferers everywhere. They are microscopic insects, not detectable to the human eye, that feed on human and animal skin shedding. They breed prolifically, and ...

Understanding these evolutionary relationships can help scientists predict which species may become disease carriers in the ...

The USDA proposes to turn loose tiny mites from Eurasia to gnaw on that symbol and scourge of the West — Russian thistle, also known as tumbleweeds, which also originated in Eurasia. Tumbleweeds clog ...

Mites and ticks are as diverse as they are mysterious. They may look like insects, but they actually belong to the broader ...