There are more than a dozen species of these primitive creatures, which are related to spiders, ticks and chiggers. It can take two to five weeks for a mite egg to mature into an adult.

Deviations from normal weather patterns are putting several regions in the U.S. at risk for an uptick of disease-spreading pests, a pest-management group says.

Replacing wildlife with livestock in the Himalayas affects arthropod populations, increasing ticks and mites while reducing spiders that control pests like grasshoppers. This shift can lead to ...

Livestock grazing disrupts spider populations, potentially increasing disease risk from ticks and mites while degrading ...

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...

The study found that areas grazed by livestock had greatly reduced spider populations, and larger numbers of grasshoppers and disease carriers like ticks and mites. Bagchi and his team have been ...

Many of these flea and tick medications also treat lice, mites, intestinal worms, and life-threatening heartworm infections. Safe and effective flea and tick treatments include topical spot-ons ...

Entomology is the study of insects as well as their relatives, the spiders, ticks and mites. The graduate program in Entomology at the University of Wyoming focuses on insect biodiversity, ...

Revolution Plus is my best overall pick for a prescription topical flea and tick treatment for cats. It also controls heartworms, roundworms, hookworms, ear mites, and tapeworms. If you're looking ...

Livestock grazing reduced spider populations but increased ticks and mites, posing vector-borne disease risks. Researchers recommend rewilding native herbivores and better managing grazing lands ...