The New World screwworm, an invasive, flesh-eating parasitic insect, is spreading from the south to terrorize farms across ...

The New World screwworm, whose larva “screws” into the skin and can infect humans as well as livestock, will be here within ...

The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, ...

The latest culprit in rising beef prices? A parasitic fly that loves to munch on cattle. New World screwworm–a flesh-eating pest found in cattle–was detected this week in Mexico, 370 miles ...

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

Shudder has acquired “Mother of Flies,” a new horror feature from the indie filmmaking family known as the Adams Family. Written, directed, and starring Toby Poser, John Adams, and their ...

In an effort to curb the spread, the United States will domestically produce millions of sterile flies to diminish the pests’ reproduction.

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 U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot.