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America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...
Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized flies and drop them from the sky.
The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...
The flesh-eating parasite was thought to have been eradicated but has made a gruesome comeback, devouring one woman's lungs ...
And if so, how can you send them packing? ‘Well, most of them would prefer to be outside,’ says Adam Hart, professor of ...
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a ...
Here’s how to keep these disease-carrying pests away from your family. There’s nothing more annoying than the persistent buzz of a fly indoors, not to mention the fact that some flies can transmit ...
Key progress” has been made against the New World screwworm, the U.S. ag secretary says, adding that there has been no northward spread in eight ...
Low true armyworm counts in Manitoba, but entomologists urge farmers to scout cereals and forage grasses for potential pest ...
Few people are likely pleased when wasps join them. These insects nibble on food uninvited, buzz close to the body, and sting ...
Endometriosis is as common as diabetes and asthma, yet in Ireland it takes eight to 10 years to get diagnosed on average. It ...