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 ...

"This mite can produce a pruritic (itchy ... "There are mixed results from the use of DEET (a mosquito and tick repellent)," Penn State reported. "People can best protect themselves by limiting ...

Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary: They're most often discussed in the context of people developing Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can either be easily treated if caught ...

(NEXSTAR) — A tick known to cause meat and dairy allergies appears to be continuing its northward spread, prompting new reminders from health officials. The lone star tick, found primarily in ...

Here are some tips to keep them away, what to do if you find a tick on you, how to identify a tick bite, and more. If you find an engorged tick on your body, like this one of the Ixodes genus ...

Some tick bites can cause Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS ... They're related to spiders and scorpions but are actually a kind of mite. Arachnids have eight legs and two body segments (head and ...

(Dust mites, for example, feed mostly on dead skin cells.) Home mite infestations are fairly rare and tend to be much less of an issue than people assume, says Mike Merchant, PhD, a former ...

And the diseases they spread are only getting more common. In fact, the number of tick-borne illnesses reported each year to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more than doubled ...

"This mite can produce a pruritic (itchy ... "There are mixed results from the use of DEET (a mosquito and tick repellent)," Penn State reported. "People can best protect themselves by limiting ...

Tick season is officially here – but in Delaware it never really leaves, according to the state’s leading tick-expert. Efforts are in place to monitor tick populations in public lands with the ...