I love the idea of growing swathes of autumn-flowering cyclamen in my garden. Could you please share some tips on how to encourage it to naturalise? Sheila Flannery, Co Cork Autumn cyclamen (Cyclamen ...

Skincare It’s official—the best eye creams really do make a difference, and these 17 tackle dark circles, puffiness and fine lines Skincare A Night Cream Is the One Step That Could Make the World of ...

The festive season of Diwali brings lights, sweets, and, for many, the annual tradition of deep cleaning. But what if the meticulous Diwali cleaning practice triggers relentless sneezing, coughing, or ...

Strong warm signal persists, with temperatures well above average. “I don't see dew points approaching 32 degrees through October 11th. Given that strong warm signal in the outlooks and the higher dew ...

Dust mites. You can’t see them, but they’re everywhere — your bedding, your couch cushions, your rugs and, yes, your favorite recliner. These tiny, eight-legged creatures are like the worst kind of ...

For the past decade, I’ve mooched off housemates and their mishmash of home appliances to keep my floors clean. That ended last month when I moved and needed to buy my own vacuum cleaner. No big deal, ...

Dust mites, thriving in bedding, trigger allergies and asthma. Washing pillows in hot water, using allergen-proof covers, and regular bedroom cleaning significantly reduce mite populations. Sunlight, ...

The deadly honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The state was the fifth jurisdiction to detect the pest after a discovery was made in the Riverland ...

The classic dark, waxy discharge is a hallmark sign of ear mites. Severe itching is often caused by an allergic reaction (hypersensitivity), not just the mites themselves. Symptom severity does not ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

The idea of tiny bugs living in your eyelashes might sound like something out of a horror movie, but their reality is far less alarming. Microscopic mites are incredibly common and, for the most part, ...

The parasitic Tropilaelaps mite, which threatens honeybees and the food supply, isn’t in North America. Yet. Tropilaelaps mites on a honeybee in the Philippines. The mites hail from Southeast Asia and ...