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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 that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...
A study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, offers the most detailed view to date of how this ...
Where garbage dumps on roads and in alleys constantly expose residents to filth and unhygienic conditions, during the monsoon season, stagnant water on filthy streets acts as a breeding ground for ...
The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...
The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than ...
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 ...
Should the flies reach the states, the larvae could infest livestock, pets, wildlife and, possibly, even people.