America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...

The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...

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

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.

Should the flies reach the states, the larvae could infest livestock, pets, wildlife and, possibly, even people.

Dealing with a fly infestation at home is annoying. Orange County had one that spanned almost 100 square miles.

Hoverflies can carry pollen over greater distances than bees and pollinate many plants that grow in your garden or yard. Look ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in ...

If the flying menaces hanging out around your houseplants and seedlings are getting on your last nerve, here’s how you get ...

The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.

In his two-line poem, Ogden Nash wrote that “God in his wisdom made the fly and then forgot to tell us why.” One Sunday a fly was buzzing around our church. I’m sure I was not the only parishioner ...