Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.

Open the patio door in July and the invitation goes out: free buffet, all you can land on. Within minutes a housefly is ...

And if so, how can you send them packing? ‘Well, most of them would prefer to be outside,’ says Adam Hart, professor of ...

The earth is crawling and buzzing with insects, which in early July are at their peak abundance, making them easy to see and ...

Having flies in your home is annoying and practically inevitable, but there is a simple way to get rid of them that's ...

Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...

Texas played a critical role in eradicating this pest from the United States in the 1960s and will do so again if the need ...

It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ...

By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...

The study describes how the embryos grow substantially in utero, likely receiving maternal nourishment during development, a ...

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...