Maggots, the larvae of flies, don’t have a great reputation. Most of the time, when they’re discovered, it’s in some sort of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration has issued a warning about a fast-moving outbreak of New World screwworm (NWS), a parasitic fly whose ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...