Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has announced it will stop issuing new permits for farmers to dispose of waste sheep dip on land. Instead, farming businesses will need to arrange for the waste dip to be ...

Farmers can still dip their sheep if they arrange for waste collection or use a mobile contractor. NRW is encouraging farmers dealing with scab infestations to use the Welsh Government-funded Gwaredu ...

“Given that sheep dipping is a key tool in the armoury against sheep scab, there can be no doubt that this will hinder efforts to eradicate the disease.” NFU Cymru’s rural affairs board ...

Skin care minimalism is the overarching theme this year according to several of our experts. “The ‘skinimalism’ movement appears to be evolving beyond just using fewer products — consumers ...

A mite-y use of electricity A fascinating example of how some creatures sense and rely on electric fields for survival Date: January 28, 2025 Source: University of Connecticut Summary: Mites who ...

However, Manitoba’s anti-scab labour law goes a step further by banning employees from working during a strike, and this makes it unconstitutional, said Brandon Trask, an assistant professor at the ...

This dust comes from microscopic skin flakes that have shed, which the mites then eat. Some good news: Dust mites are generally not considered to be a major health hazard. “This is because they ...

with countless creatures contributing to the balance of your microbiome — the community of tiny living creatures that inhabit your skin. Among these are Demodex mites, which quietly live, crawl, and ...

Yet, the oribatid mite Platynothrus peltifer challenges this paradigm: It has existed for over 20 million years—entirely without sex. The asexual oribatid mites produce their female offspring ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...