The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, ...

By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...

People are disgusted by the idea of eating bugs despite their lighter planetary cost compared to traditional livestock.

The sterile fly technique, first used by the U.S. in the 1960s and now in Panama, prevents female screwworms from reproducing ...

Tennessee is home to over a thousand insects, but a few are quite sizable. Discover the biggest insects that live in the ...

Native plants are more than just part of the scenery. They’re the backbone of functioning ecosystems — especially for native birds and insects. When these plants disappear, so do the species that ...

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the dirt on which fragrant plants are native, important because they attract and support ...

The joint $50 million investment by Mexico and the United States aims to combat the spread of the New World screwworm.

USDA releases billions of sterile flies from planes to fight deadly flesh-eating maggots threatening livestock.