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 ...

Screwworm dangers New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.

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 ...

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

Screwworm dangers New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.

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.