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

A specific breed of flies could be the livestock industry's best defense against a flesh-eating threat poised to invade the ...

Are you a Philadelphia local concerned about increasing sanitation issues? Here's what to know as the city's pest control ...

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

The US stopped livestock imports from northern Mexico due to the screwworm fly threat. USDA Secretary Rollins announced border tightening and a $30M sterile fly program.

Far beyond being a nuisance, flies act as mechanical vectors for serious gastrointestinal diseases. This threat is magnified in the city’s densely populated slums and underserved neighbourhoods where ...

Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.

American officials worry that if the fly reaches Texas, its flesh-eating maggots could cause large economic losses, something ...

The image, the smell, the emotions: five cattle producers and veterinarians from around the world share their first-hand ...

To combat an outbreak of flesh-eating New World screwworm flies in the US, the country is taking the threat to livestock ...

First identified in South Korea a decade ago, Seoul is now annually hit by a weeks-long infestation of the Plecia nearctica ...