#Mites

Right now, while you read this, tiny animals are tucked into the pores on your face. Don’t worry, they found you first. 🔬 Our friend Chloé Savard, also known as tardibabe on Instagram, zoomed in on Demodex, the microscopic mites that live on nearly every…

I work in the floral department of a box store and we had a big infestation of spider mites. I threw away like 12 plants today that were infested (attached photo is the worst one, a gardenia.) should I be worried about them hitchhiking on my clothes and…

A unique hybrid honeybee thriving in Southern California may hold a powerful clue to saving struggling bee populations. While U.S. beekeepers are losing massive numbers of colonies—largely due to destructive Varroa mites—a locally adapted mix of feral and…