Researchers Discover Four New Mite Species Living Inside Ibis and Spoonbill Feathers
By Meredith Swett Walker If you were to page through a field guide to birds searching for species that look as if they were dreamed up by Dr. Seuss, you’d […]
Tree-killing Hemlock Woolly Adelgids Hitch Rides on Birds
By Meredith Swett Walker At first glance, you might not think these little bits of fluff could pose much of a threat. But, like Star Trek’s troublesome tribbles, hemlock woolly […]
Birds Identified as Hosts of Lyme Disease
Birds are more important than previously recognized as hosts for Lyme disease-causing bacteria, according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is […]