Dust mites and bed bugs are very different pests, but no one wants either inside their mattress. These prolific pests can be very hard to eradicate if they get a grip on your bedding, which is why ...

Want to have a healthy clean sleep night after night? Vacuuming your mattress regularly is the one way you can get rid of bed bugs, dust mites and bad odor to ensure an uninterrupted sleep. Even if ...

Bed bug cases are rising this Christmas — here are the essential oils that can ward them off your mattress in time for guests staying ...

Dear Answer Man, we so enjoy your column. Now we could use your help. Three years ago, we added a sunroom. Has lots of windows and large patio doors. The problem is, we have all these really small red ...

One of the Lone Star State’s most adorable insect inhabitants made its viral internet debut Wednesday when a volunteer at Big Bend National Park photographed what appeared to be some sort of dimpled ...

Scabies and bed bugs are parasitic insects that cause itching and other skin symptoms. While bed bugs only sit on top of the skin and bite it to feed, scabies mites burrow into the skin to live, feed, ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

BILL BAPTIST PHOTOS/FOR THE CHRONICLE Yee says most patients he sees at Hermann Eye Center who have eyelid inflammation host larger-than-normal mite populations. Bill Baptist/For The Chronicle Mary ...