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5 Signs Your Cat Has Ear Mites

The tiny earwig, Otodectes cynotis, is pale and – drawn by IPM North Carolina – measures only between 0.3 mm (male) and 0.5 mm (female). No larvae larger than 0.2 mm. Cats are more frequently infested with ear mites than dogs. Now what? What are the infestations of ear mites? When examining cat ear mites […]

Public Access to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Forests Threatened

Conservation groups and university researchers released a report Wednesday describing how access to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could change as commercial forests change hands. The region has historically responsibly managed its forests and open spaces to the public, but incentives for those practices that are failing in the future need to be strengthened. Most of the […]

Women in Some Sports Have Lower Bone Density, Study Shows

New research conducted at Michigan State University has shown that some college women athletes like swimmers, divers, and runners have lower bone density than other women athletes. Professor of Kinesiology Jim Pivarnik and his colleagues conducted the study by comparing the bone density levels of many different college women athletes, including gymnasts, softball players, cross […]