As global food demand continues to increase, effective pest control remains one of agriculture's most pressing challenges.

Overuse of chemical pesticides has driven resistance in agricultural pests, including the adaptable two-spotted spider mite. Researchers have discovered novel elicitor proteins, Tet3 and Tet4, in mite ...

Mites are microscopic arachnids, which means they have eight legs and no antennae, just like spiders. Mites exhibit a broad ...

Arachnophobia refers to an irrational fear of arachnids, which usually include spiders, ticks, mites, etc. This makes it very difficult for players to fight against something when they cannot even ...

RELATED: How to Get Rid of Cockroaches. Clover mites are small arachnids that are members of the mite family. They feed on and typically live on plants but will sometimes make their way indoors ...

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, exemplifies the limitations of conventional pesticide-based pest management in agriculture and horticulture. These microscopic arachnids infest a ...

"Varroa mites are arachnids with eight legs. They attach to bees and spread deadly viruses," Allen explains. Adding to the crisis, commercial beekeepers face a growing threat: hive theft.

National Geographic Kids says, "Scorpions are arachnids and have eight legs like their cousins – spiders, mites, and ticks." Scorpions have creeped out the world since before the dinosaurs, having ...

What’s new: Your recently imported ornamental tree might have a stowaway spider or lizard hidden in its branches, a recent study warns. What’s more, these accidentally transported wildlife can ...

RNAi – functions specifically to silence, or deactivate, genes. Among other applications, it promises to be groundbreaking as ...