A whiff of rotting flesh, the flash of a painted eye, a dead-faint to the floor: Nature is full of cunning survival tricks, ...

Illegal cattle ranching in Central America has led to the spread of a deadly parasite long thought to be eradicated, and ...

Some of Orange County was placed under quarantine due to an invasive fruit fly species, according to the state's Department of Food and Agriculture, which has told residents in affected areas to not ...

These worms are actually baby flies, known as screwworm larvae, that can cause terrible infections in animals by eating living flesh. So why drop them? The worms are made special in a lab so they ...

And some of them get to start families on company time. In return, the workers — black soldier fly larvae — consume food waste that otherwise might go to the landfill, and produce nutrient-packed ...

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has developed an eco-friendly fish feed using black soldier fly larvae meal. The insect protein-based fish feed is expected to reduce ...

Shortly after Hurricane Helene’s torrential rains and storm surge subsided, Florida’s Department of Health had a new, but familiar, problem on their hands. They recorded an increase in reported cases ...

Your browser does not support the <audio> element. A screwworm infestation is gruesome. The female fly lays hundreds of eggs on the exposed flesh of warm-blooded ...

Their research focused on golfball coral larvae, tiny organisms that signal the birth of new corals. The sounds of the reef draw the larvae and they choose to settle and grow in these areas. “Acoustic ...

At least 13 people have died. Florida has seen a surge in cases of flesh-eating bacteria following hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to state health officials. Vibrio vulnificus is a ...

A flesh-eating bacteria is making an unwelcome comeback following the trio of hurricanes that hit Florida. The Florida Department of Health reports 74 cases and 13 deaths due to the Vibrio ...