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The new owner is warned against petting Bootsie's back, as he was infected by a wolf worm last year—the larval form of the Cuterebra fly. According to Catster, the adult fly is sometimes ...

What is this, and what should I do about it? A: It sounds like Gertie may have a Cuterebra larva in her skin. The best way to deal with it is to have her veterinarian remove it. Cuterebra (cute-ah ...

C. albiceps shows four intra-puparial stages, each of which were described and compared with those described for Musca domestica, Calliphora erythrocephala, Sarcophaga bullata, Cuterebra tenebrosa, ...

DOI: 10.3354/dao03246. Rutland BE, Byl KM, Hydeskov HB, Miniter B, Johnson CA (2017). Systemic manifestations of Cuterebra infection in dogs and cats: 42 cases (2000-2014). Journal of the American ...

Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States The fundus is unique in that it is the only part of the body ...

However, this fall our squirrels are suffering and the perpetrator is rather unsightly. Tree squirrel botflies, scientifically known as Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, can be seen squirming under the ...

Squirrels with the freakish-looking lumps are actually playing host to the larvae of the bot fly, Cuterebra emasculator Fitch. The bot fly will lay its eggs where squirrels are known to travel. When ...

The video shows a type of botfly, Cuterebra ruficus, experts told USA TODAY. The military is developing insect-sized drones, but they're not pictured in this Facebook post.