Natural World Photography Competition June 15 was Nature Photography Day, and in celebration of that, the winners of the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico ...

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 ...

The New World screwworm may not be a creature that many have heard of. This is because the flies that lay eggs that create the larvae have been eradicated from the U.S. since the 1960s.

It's basically an all-you-can eat buffet for larvae. Drain & Sewer Issues: Gunk buildup can be exacerbated by drain backups and broken sewer lines, making broken pipes a common reason flies move in.

A: Nearly 100% of the energy that crane fly adults have comes from the food they ate as larvae — the adults don’t eat any food at all.

The larvae feed on the flesh of the wound, worsening the wound and attracting more screwworm flies. In severe cases, the animal can die or at least become severely weakened, causing great harm to ...

The female New World screwworm fly is attracted to the odour of any wound to lay her eggs. The larvae (maggots) then feed aggressively on living tissue causing immeasurable suffering to their ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis ...

Screwworm is a parasitic fly that targets warm-blooded animals and has the potential to disrupt Texas’ $15 billion cattle industry.

The flies lay their eggs on these clothes and the hatched larvae can survive on the clothes for up to 15 days. Once the clothes are worn, the body heat activates the larvae which penetrate the ...