Demodex mites are tiny eight-legged parasites that mostly live in hair follicles and oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. As alarming as this may sound, they’re generally harmless.

Ticks, while often visible, can cause your dog to itch and lick excessively. Similarly, certain mites like sarcoptes (mange) or demodex can lead to itching, licking, and skin irritation.

Someone left a pup, who was later named Goulash, in such a horrible condition that at the moment the rescue team found him, almost all the dog’s fur was gone due to demodex mange, which turned ...

Dr. Alejandra Perotti, who studies Demodex mites at the University of Reading in the UK, explains the biology of Demodex mites, which live in the pores, eat, mate, and lay eggs. In 1841 ...