Beach-biting pests — especially no-see-ums — are most common particularly around salt marshes, intertidal zones and beaches strewn with decaying seaweed and organic debris, according to the N.C. State ...

The findings are reported by the Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which handles food-establishment ...

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which have been detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.

Invasive spotted wing drosophila has been documented for the first time in the Yakama Nation’s huckleberry fields. This article explores how tribal students are studying the pest, the cultural ...

In July, Mexican officials found an NWS case in Veracruz, 370 miles from the US border. On Sunday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed the ...

A: Leaf miners are fly larvae that feed on the interior of leaves. The fly deposits her eggs on a tomato leaf. When the larvae emerge, they burrow into the leaves and nibble their way through the ...

The flesh-eating parasite was detected in northern Mexico. It is the northernmost case of the livestock infection, which was ...

A dangerous livestock pest once eradicated from the United States has been detected just 70 miles from the Texas border, prompting action from state agriculture and wildlife officials.

Liyana’s farm produces between 300kg and 500kg of BSFL each month. “Black soldier flies are not like house flies; they only ...

Arizona's agriculture and animal health experts are preparing against potential cases of New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly detected in Mexico.

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A new screwworm case in Mexico, just 70 miles from Texas, has U.S. officials warning of the biggest livestock threat yet.