Thus, for a mite to catch a ride, all it needed to do was move a few steps closer to the arriving hummingbird. Once it landed, it would remain in the bird's nostrils to prevent being blown off as ...

Preventing mite infestation is a constant struggle for poultry farmers, with the poultry red mite andscaly leg mite posing the greatest threats in South Africa. Octavia Avesca Spandiel reports on ...