Ectoparasites such as fleas, ticks and mites play a pivotal role in shaping the ecology, behaviour and health of small mammal populations. Their life cycles, often closely synchronised with host ...

SCAB AND lice are an increasing problem for UK sheep flocks, but a new management programme provides a clear approach to ectoparasite control, reducing wasted treatments. “Sheep producers are confused ...

When I came to CU I chose EBIO because it was a major that allowed me to get prerequisites for medical school, while also pursuing my lifelong interests in ecology and evolution. In my second semester ...

An international team of scientists has discovered a new acarine species (Ophionyssus schreibericolus) that lives off black green lizards from the Iberian Peninsula. This involves the first recording ...