That extensive cleaning should also extend to carpets and upholstered furniture; vacuuming and steam cleaning your bedroom can help reduce and kill mites. As you create a dust mite-proof bedroom ...

While a store-bought dust mite spray may work well, you can also make a homemade spray that may kill them on contact and help repel them from the area. You just need a few simple ingredients to ...

Experts recommend about once a week using the hottest water possible. That'll kill a lot of bacteria and dust mites, get out stains, and remove oils. Plus, as awful as making your bed might be ...

As one of the nation’s top beekeeping states, Texas bees are responsible for producing over 7 million pounds of honey annually, and pollinating a variety of crops all across the U.S. But, over the ...

Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the first detection of the world's worst bee-killing parasite ...

Spring may be the season for cleaning but it’s also a prime time for dust mites, bed bugs and mold to thrive within your ...

There are broadly two ways of ridding a honey bee hive of varroa mites: chemical and mechanical treatments. Chemical techniques involve applying chemicals, such as synthetic miticides, to kill ...

Theoretically, then, if RH is kept below 50% for prolonged periods, the mites can be eradicated. Although mechanical removal methods are partly successful at reducing allergens and killing mites ...

The twospotted spider mite (TSSM) is a plant-feeding mite that is an extremely widespread pest affecting nearly all crop plants (over 1000 plant species). TSSM is very small in size and requires ...