Author: Alejandra Perotti, Associate Professor in Invertebrate Biology, University of Reading

_Demodex follicolorum_ collected on human nose. Pasotteo/Shutterstock Almost everyone carries microscopic mites on their skin. They live inside pores and hair follicles, feeding on skin oils and dead cells. When people first hear this, the reaction is often disgust or alarm. It is easy to imagine infestation, poor hygiene or something going wrong. In reality, […]