If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Early humans and first encounters with insect pests -- 3. Caves, villages and organized agriculture -- 4. Early cities and urban environments -- 5. Pest status of insects in the ...

Understanding these evolutionary relationships can help scientists predict which species may become disease carriers in the ...

Dust mites are the scourge of allergy sufferers everywhere. They are microscopic insects, not detectable to the human eye, that feed on human and animal skin shedding. They breed prolifically, and ...

Mites and ticks are as diverse as they are mysterious. They may look like insects, but they actually belong to the broader ...