Known to science as Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly can be found across Central and South America. A reasonably common ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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