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America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture works to neutralize -- again -- the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly.
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 ...
A specific breed of flies could be the livestock industry's best defense against a flesh-eating threat poised to invade the ...
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 ...
The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than ...
The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...
Use repellants on exposed skin if you must be outdoors. Oil of lemon eucalyptus, picaridin and higher concentrations of DEET ...
Should the flies reach the states, the larvae could infest livestock, pets, wildlife and, possibly, even people.