Tulare County’s gray wolves, collectively known as the Yowlumni pack, are a family that was counted by the California ...

While many harmless species of mites live in our homes and on our bodies, there are a few types that could wreak havoc on your health.

This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Currently two species of face mites are known; at least one of them appear to be present on all adult humans.

Dust mites are microscopic creatures that thrive ... For children with asthma this might mean washing stuffed animals which can be a common trigger. Store frequently used items in dust-free ...

Preventing mite infestation is a constant struggle for poultry farmers, with the poultry red mite andscaly leg mite posing the greatest threats in South Africa. Octavia Avesca Spandiel reports on ...

On a recent drive back from Denver International Airport, I saw a coyote running through a prairie-dog town. It was the fifth coyote I saw that morning between Estes Park and Denver, but this one ...

When biologist Satoshi Shimano saw a post about a new mite species on Twitter, he couldn't have known that the repeated resharing of the image would lead to the discovery of another. In honor of ...

The dust mite is everywhere in tropical countries and causes no harm. It is on pillows, bed-sheets and all over and feeds on dead skin shed by animals and humans, the Sunday Times learns. However, ...

The twospotted spider mite (TSSM) is a plant-feeding mite that is an extremely widespread pest affecting nearly all crop plants (over 1000 plant species). TSSM is very small in size and requires ...

Researchers found that replacing wild animals with domestic livestock can affect spiders and other small predators that balance the ecology by feeding on blood-sucking ticks and mites and leaf ...

Mange is caused by a parasitic mite and is highly contagious to other animals, including dogs. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has only confirmed one case of mange in the ...