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A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, ...
Oral myiasis, a rare parasitic infection, occurs when fly larvae infest mouth tissues, often due to poor hygiene or open ...
An insect, the New World Screwworm (NWS), is being described as one that could have a “devastating impact on livestock herds ...
Today's Bug of the Week has one of the creepiest names all of the insect realm. Chris Thorsteinsson sent in a video of what he identified as a rat-tailed maggot he spotted at his Okanagan home.
Countless diseases and life-threatening pests have been eradicated worldwide. When what was once eradicated makes a comeback, ...
State and federal agricultural leaders are making plans to combat a potentially devastating parasitic fly that they expect ...
The flesh-eating The flesh-eating New World screwworm fly is spreading north through Central America toward the US after decades of eradication. Learn why it's returning and what's being done to stop ...
Although no Texas cases had been reported as of Tuesday, Johnson County Commissioner Larry Woolley warned of a potential screwworm fly infestation in mid to late summer. In May, the U.S. Department of ...