Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are helping American beekeepers ...

Marigolds are a popular summer annual that produces cheery pom-poms in shades of yellow, orange, red or cream throughout the ...

Depending on where you live, springtime often means the beginning of the season for little red bugs the size of a pin head, ...

From freaky spiders to smelly stink bugs, here are the most common house bugs to be aware of, how to identify them, and where ...

All spiders are arachnids (Arachnida), and most adult arachnids have eight legs, though some, like larval mites and ticks ... they tend to reach human ankles that aren’t covered by socks or pants.

Your cat is itching, has lost some hair, and their skin is red ... Demodex mites are tiny external parasites that live on both cats and dogs. They are too small to see with the naked eye, so you need ...

The ticks in Wisconsin can be grouped into two categories: common and not-so-common. Here, we’ll discover the three most common species of ticks in Wisconsin, then learn about the two you’re less ...

If the leaves on your houseplant look stippled or distorted, the plant may have fallen victim to mites, specifically spider mites. These arachnids are hard to see, reproduce rapidly, and leave a ...

while ensuring the safety of human health." These biological control agents help regulate common pests such as thrips, white flies, aphids, and red spider mites - species that often damage high-value ...

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits ... but most are pale, red or spotted. They’re especially common during hot, dry conditions.

Red two-spotted spider mites feed on a sugar ... They eat plants, not humans. Spider mites pose few risks to humans or pets. They only injure plants and plant leaves. But this can cause crops ...