Sharing your home with a pet bird brings joy and companionship. But sometimes, unwelcome guests like mites can take up ...

Some mites, such as rodent and bird mites, feed on the blood of their host animal. Because mites are always present in our ...

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.

All eyes are on Missouri. Researchers are anxiously awaiting data from the midwestern state about a mysterious bird flu infection in a person who had no known contact with potential animal ...

Red spider mites are tiny wingless insect-like creatures that have eight legs and a one-piece body. They are so small that a hand lens is needed to see them clearly. Greenhouse spider mites ...

But what about pore cleaning mites like Demodex folliculorum that spend their entire life living deep in our faces? At night, the 0.3mm long organisms leave the pores to find a new skin follicle ...

Varroa destructor mite was also detected in bee hives in Victoria this month and now a new tomato virus has been found in South Australia. Biosecurity is often thought of as an issue primarily ...

We have added new and updated information to our Runner-up section on Bird Buddy, and added the Netvue Birdfy Feeder 2 Pro AI to What to look forward to. You may not know the difference between a ...

The British Lion mark used on eggs is the UK’s leading food safety mark, a senior representative from the British Egg ...

Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday ...

A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird. A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and ...