While aloe vera makes for a great indoor plant, it's not immune to pest issues. Here's how to spot common critters and what ...

Inside a lab in Redland, behind double doors that require a lab coat to enter, a team of scientists is breeding a tiny terror. The invasive pests, known as short ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with Minnesota Hockey, today announced it will host the ninth annual Mite Jamboree on Sunday, February 22 at Grand Casino Arena. Boys and girls ...

Every December, youth hockey teams around the city compete for the title of “Boston’s Best” in the Mayor’s Cup Ice Hockey Tournament. This winter, Dorchester’s A “Red” team earned the Mite title in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bangladesh Tea Research Institute’s principal scientific officer in the Entomology Division, Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun, tells Mongabay, “Due to ...

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight. At first, your plant may look a little “off,” but you ...

Dust mites. You can’t see them, but they’re everywhere — your bedding, your couch cushions, your rugs and, yes, your favorite recliner. These tiny, eight-legged creatures are like the worst kind of ...

For the past decade, I’ve mooched off housemates and their mishmash of home appliances to keep my floors clean. That ended last month when I moved and needed to buy my own vacuum cleaner. No big deal, ...

Chiggers, also known as trombiculidae, are a species of red mite that live outdoors in grassy or wooded areas near water, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Like spiders and ticks, they are also ...

No larger than a grain of sand, spider mites have eight legs and needle-like mouthparts used to pierce leaves of host plants and suck out their fluids. Unfortunately for home gardeners and commercial ...