Dogs that have been outside are susceptible to ticks. Here are the top spots to check your pup for ticks when coming indoors ...

The collected material was then placed on a slide with 10% potassium hydroxide and examined under optical microscopy, confirming the presence of scabies mites and eggs. In panels A, D, and G, ...

Future Microbiol. 2008;3(1):57-66. Although these latter clinical cases currently appear to be isolated events, they do highlight the future uncertainty regarding the long-term usefulness of ...

But experts actually say that doing this may create the perfect environment for dust mites. Not familiar with these tiny creatures? They can live in your home and, according to research published ...

Skin disease is a common problem among dogs. It often results in changes in the dog’s coat, which, over time, can start to ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...

Among these are Demodex mites, which quietly live, crawl, and reproduce in the pores of your face. While they might look peculiar under a microscope, these mites are a natural part of your skin’s ...

Mites are capable of producing offspring without the aid of a partner. The children are exact replicas of their singular parent, creating a line of pure females. This isn’t a scene from a science ...

Such may be the human condition. But as anyone who’s ever owned a dog will tell you, it’s not a problem—or a regret—that dogs seem to have. In their boundless joys and wild anxieties alike ...

Clinical and in vitro resistance to ivermectin has now been documented and there are concerns regarding the increasing tolerance of scabies mites to permethrin. There is an urgent need to define ...

Playing in the garden, exploring the local park or frolicking in the sand at the beach – South Africa’s dogs have a great ... and intense discomfort. Mites are responsible for conditions ...