LEHIGHTON -- A high school in Carbon County alerted parents and students Friday afternoon that all weekend events will be moved or postponed due to the discovery of bird mites in the building.

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Students at Tellico Plains Junior High School in Monroe County will spend the remainder of the year at Tellico Plains High School because of a bird mite infestation. Bird mites are ...

Quill mites, belonging to the family Syringophilidae, are obligate ectoparasites that permanently occupy the quills of bird feathers. These mites have coevolved with their avian hosts over millions of ...