The USDA partners with Mexico to create a buffer zone south of the border, releasing the sterile flies in coordination to stop re-infestation before it crosses into U.S. territory. Without the program ...

The raptor was saved from a devastating leg injury using a pioneering fish skin treatment, then released to freedom days ...

The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they'll kill off a ...

The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they’ll kill off a species of insect known for laying its flesh-eating larvae in the wounds ...

It was the early 1960s, but I vividly remember being at a summer camp just west of Kerrville when something drifted down from ...

The pest spawns flesh-eating larvae that could devastate the American beef industry, decimate wildlife and even kill ...

USDA releases billions of sterile flies from planes to fight deadly flesh-eating maggots threatening livestock.

The maggots’ ability to clean infected tissue while stimulating blood flow makes them ideal for addressing these challenging wounds. Venous leg ulcers, which affect millions of people worldwide ...

Even if wound closure (healing) is not always achieved, MDT can help control infection, reduce odor, and avoid possibly deforming surgeries. 20 Thus, MDT is a promising, cost-effective (US$150 for ...

If you have an infestation, you may see maggots around or in an open wound, or your nose, eyes, or mouth. Symptoms can include: Unexplained skin lesions (wounds or sores) that do not heal.

Maggot therapy is not a new medical phenomenon. Aboriginal Australians, for example, have been using maggots to clean wounds for thousands of years. There are also accounts of people using maggots ...

The pilot study was conducted between August and December 2013 at KNH. Twenty-four patients were treated with a total of 30 maggot applications. Globally about 500 million smallholder farmers ...