Check out the history of this tick and mite academic program and summer workshop. Discusses tick-removal tools and tips.

Offers a comprehensive look at the study of mites and ticks. See news, a directory of acarologists, institutions, publications, and links.

Discover a fact sheet about Dermacentor variablis, a tick found in the western United States, and the disease vectors it carries.

Read The Skin Site's definition of chiggers, the red eight-legged arachnids. Read about skin conditions caused by them and how to treat.

Learn about ticks, mites and the diseases they carry. Features news, interactive programs and a quiz.

Refer to this fact sheet offered by an instructor of the Univ. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension program. Learn how to control exposure.

Check out a definition and scientific overview of this term used to refer to the larvae of blood-eating mites.

Reference entry describes the anatomy of this parasitic arachnid and its disease-transmitting ability. Follow the link to the chigger mite.

Explore this encyclopedia article about ticks and find links to related subjects. Also find a link to Encarta's premium services on ticks.

Profiles the biology and life cycles of hard and soft ticks. Provided by the University of California at Davis.

Univ. of California, Davis, discusses the tick's life cycle, and provides a listing of ticks found in the state.

Discover photos of ticks, a list of research projects, facts about Lyme disease and a discussion forum.