Your pets aren’t the only ones that like to chow down on that dry kibble. So do tiny microscopic bugs called grain mites. These pests thrive in hot summer months and in high humidity, able to lay ...

As 2022 transitioned into 2023, drought conditions have continued to plague the current wheat crop and many producers in the High Plains have reported mites in their fields. Tom Royer, integrated pest ...

Dear Dr. Fox: In June, I took my 5-year-old Yorkie for her annual checkup. Her stool sample revealed hookworm. She was placed on a granular deworming medication for three days. We waited two weeks and ...

Several Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service agriculture educators and area crop consultants in northwest Oklahoma have noticed a buildup of winter grain mites in wheat. While these pests have not ...

(Note: The following article is from K-State Research and Extension’s Kansas Insect Newsletter, November 13, 2015, No. 26. – Steve Watson, Agronomy eUpdate Editor) This time of year there is usually ...

An unusual pest—winter grain mite—has appeared in southwestern Missouri wheat fields. “I was scouting wheat fields and saw a small black insect with red legs and thought it was a nest of spiders at ...

It is estimated that 90% of grain stores harbour at least one insect species known to infest grain, underlining the critical importance of good store hygiene in the run-up to harvest. Cleaning out ...

Mites Storage mites are significantly smaller than insect pests, measuring less than 0.5mm. They appear as white specks or pink dust moving on the grain. There are at least 12 mite species that infect ...