The milky specks known as hummingbird mites are among the most skilled hitchhikers in the world. They live their lives inside ...

A trio of biologists from the University of Connecticut; the Organization for Tropical Studies, in Costa Rica; and the ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers.

Hummingbird flower mites seem to rely on static electricity ... minuscule creatures managed to disembark on the first flower a bird visited with such precision. Recent research unearths the ...

Ruud Kleinpaste recently spotted spider mites in his garden, and he runs through some facts about them and some ways to deal ...

The bugs in the clip appeared to be mold mites — the common name for a range of species that infest humid environments.

Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey: electricity. These hummingbird flower mites feed on nectar and live within specific flowers for ...

Bird feeders can be dangerous for bears and can lead to bear-human conflicts. Birdseed has lots of calories and are very ...

When hummingbirds visit multiple flowers, you usually see the mites going down their beaks only when they touch the first flower,” says Carlos Garcia-Robledo. “I thought th ...

England, Wales and Scotland avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) along with regional housing measures to protect the ...