These tiny critters can do a lot of damage to your favorite houseplants. Anastasia Deriy/Getty Images While you may be more concerned about giving your houseplant the optimal light, water, and ...

You've been caring for your houseplants religiously, watering them on schedule and placing them in perfect lighting. But suddenly, your once-thriving green friends are looking sickly. Welcome to the ...

Tiny red spider mites can damage houseplants fast. Learn how to spot them early and protect your plants with safe treatments.

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight. At first, your plant may look a little “off,” but you ...

Apart from aphids and scales, spider mites are perhaps one of the worst garden pests you'll want to banish from your yard ...

Competition for resources is everywhere in nature. It is a much riskier life for an animal whose competitor is hundreds' of times larger than itself. Tiny herbivorous pests such as spider mites are no ...

MIAMI -- You can't hurry love," the Supremes sang, but in the animal kingdom, finding a potential mate as quickly as possible can be crucial for passing on genes. Researchers described an extreme ...

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Spider mites — they’re just like us. Scientists at the University of Vienna have uncovered the creepy-crawlies’ sexual habits. Male spider mites will “undress” their female counterparts before ...

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