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

The research analysed not just gene composition but also the physical order of genes on chromosomes, tracking their movements ...

Hyderabad scientists decoded the ‘Evolutionary GPS’ of mites and ticks, showing they belong to two independent groups. Using ...

A groundbreaking genomic study has shed new light on the complex evolutionary history of mites and ticks, revealing how parasitism emerged and diversified over more than 100 million years.

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum in London have reconstructed the evolutionary history of the chelicerates, the mega-diverse group of 110,000 arthropods that ...

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

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum in London have reconstructed the evolutionary history of the chelicerates, the mega-diverse group of 110,000 arthropods that ...

STAMFORD -- State entomologists say they found bird and dust mites in the Stamford Police Department -- but no ticks. Their findings are in contrast to claims from the police officers' union that at ...

There are two different types of mange in dogs, demodectic and sarcoptic mites. Sarcoptic mange is caused by Sarcoptes scabei. It can effect dogs, cats, and humans. Demodectic mange in dogs is caused ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) — We’re well into tick season, and the ...

Scientists have reconstructed the evolutionary history of the chelicerates, the mega-diverse group of 110,000 arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks. Scientists from the ...