The row on the right exhibits no signs of wheat stem maggot infestation; it was not planted into a cover crop. The corn row on the left was planted into a cover crop. That demonstrates how closely ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

A rare human case of a deadly parasite infestation has become the latest unsettling pathogen to make headlines in the United States. A New World Screwworm case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease ...

The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots with a multimillion-dollar plan Getty The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

Kansas public health officials are advising providers to be on the lookout for humans infected with flesh-eating maggots of the New World screwworm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...