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The New World screwworm isn't a new species, but the flesh-eating maggots are certainly disturbing. Here's what Tennesseans ...
Whether they’re a general nuisance or disease carriers, it’s essential that flies are controlled throughout their life cycle.
After ‘dust’ entered a young man’s eyes while he was cycling, the cause of a foreign body sensation in his right eye was ...
Unlike other flies, Tsetse flies give birth like mammals. Discover more about the Tsetse fly's development and disease transmission.
A threat to American livestock – the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, which has been considered eradicated from the country ...
Inside a large aquarium, a ten-inch-deep mass of caramel-brown maggots eats and eats and eats. While the army of black ...
Black flies are very tiny, blood-sucking flies in the insect family Simuliidae. Contrary to their name, black flies may be ...
A new study explores the use of black soldier fly larvae to convert expired pet food into biodiesel and animal feed. This ...
It’s been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S., but the flies are now advancing northward from ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said May 11 that it is suspending imports of livestock through Mexico because of New World ...
The easiest and most rewarding group of flies for amateurs like me to study is the family Syrphidae — that is, hoverflies or ...