Beekeepers are entering uncertain times as the varroa mite continues to cut a destructive path across Australia. Farmers growing pollination-dependent fruit and vegetables are also expecting to pay ...

For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor). That all changed in June 2022, when Varroa was detected near Newcastle and rapidly ...

Mites are small arachnids that may might humans. People may not realize they have come in contact with mites until they develop itchy, red, or discolored bumps that resemble bites. The term “mites” ...

Varroa mite, which has invaded Australia's beehives, could pose a major risk to food security by wiping out the pollinators ...

Adults with house dust mite-related allergic rhinitis and/or asthma experienced a decline in immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization to mite allergens over 20 years, which was associated with reduced ...

The humble mite, a tiny invertebrate that typically lives in small chambers on the underside of leaves, plays a mighty role in defending its host plant from invaders. A University of Michigan study ...

In the animal kingdom, people tend to think of the cheetah as the fastest creature around. But, when speed is measured relative to body size, there are several faster creatures—all of them arthropods.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have identified the sequence of molecular events by which tiny, tick-like creatures called house dust mites trigger asthma and allergic ...