Sam Droege, sporting worn hiking boots and blue jeans, walked through a lush field of tall grass and poison ivy - a typical ...

To control spider mites, start by keeping your plants adequately irrigated. Water-stressed plants are most likely to become ...

You probably know that the fashion industry is facing a reckoning in terms of the climate crisis. According to the World ...

The oak leaf itch mite has been tied to outbreaks of post-cicada rashes in Illinois in 2007 and in Maryland in 2021. Cicadas in Ohio should start to disappear by mid-June as the mating and egg ...

The humble mite, a tiny invertebrate that typically lives in small chambers on the underside of leaves, plays a mighty role in defending its host plant from invaders. A University of Michigan ...

Think eyelid irritation is just dryness or fatigue? Think again. Microscopic Demodex mites — yes, actual eight-legged parasites — could be crawling around your lashes right now. Remember the ...

Demodex mites are tiny eight-legged parasites that mostly live in hair follicles and oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. As alarming as this may sound, they’re generally harmless.

The leaves of your Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex) could be infested with mites. See if you can spot them using a hand lens, as they are very small. You can use summer oil or abamectin ...

“Bees are the canary in the coal mine,” Langley said ... One is the presence of Varroa mites, destructive external parasites that can inject honeybees with viruses and reactivate dormant ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...