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

The Mexican government has started construction on a $51 million facility in southern Mexico as part of an effort to combat the New World screwworm that’s disrupted Mexican cattle exports to the U.S.

K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plow through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" ...

Fireflies light up the night sky at New Canaan Land Trust's Marvin, Massarella, & Friends Firefly Sanctuary in New Canaan, ...

Only a small group of people have regular access to the enchanting rooftop sanctuary atop the Center on Halsted in Lakeview. Let's take a look.

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

The black-and-white nymphs may be crawling all over your flower beds. You're skirting (or smashing) the red-and-black ...

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

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