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 ...

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

WITH summer in full force and Brits enjoying glorious weather, many homeowners may have noticed more flies appearing in their ...

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

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

In a new study published and featured in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, researchers have discovered that ...

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 ...

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