• The Best Revenge: Kill the Mites, Save the People

    The goal in the fight against parasitic mites is to outlast them. This means get rid of mites without harming ourselves. I hear from people all the time who have symptoms of parasitic mites. Miserable people, sleepless people, who are suffering without sympathy because the professionals they consult are uninformed…
  • A Call to Self-Advocacy for People with Parasitic Mites

    I hear from more and more people about their struggles with parasitic mites. So many lost homes, ruined marriages, derailed careers, decimated savings accounts. So many children suffering, so many pets being put down. Hopefully the reason I hear from so many is that more folks are finding my book,…
  • The Mite Fight: Breaking a Negative Cycle

    It has been more than fifty years since human erythrocytes were first identified in the gut of a Dermanyssus gallinae (red poultry mite) in a New York City apartment.  The journal article that disclosed this finding is interesting not only for its scientific content but also for what it tells us…
  • Host Expansion in Mites.

    Paradigm Shifts are Hard to Do: Host Expansion in Mites. The process of publishing The Year of the Mite has been fascinating. The support from our community is terrific.  And in that community I include not only folks who have (or have had) parasitic mites, but also the many professionals…