Clover mites, tiny arachnids about the size of the "O" in "In God We Trust," become prevalent in warm, moist spring weather.

Tick season has arrived in Illinois. While there are around 15 different known species in Illinois, experts warn that there ...

There are a few things you can do to create tick-free zones in your yard, according to the scientists at the pest management program: Make areas of the yard where you and family spend time as open and ...

Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you ...

Mites are microscopic arachnids, which means they have eight legs and no antennae, just like spiders. Mites exhibit a broad range of feeding behaviors, including parasitism. "For instance ...

Neither! Ticks are arachnids. They're related to spiders and scorpions but are actually a kind of mite. Arachnids have eight legs and two body segments (head and cephalothorax). Insects have six ...

The bad news is this insect looks like a scorpion and it lives right here in BC. The good news is, this bug is very small.