The USDA launched a bold plan to halt the spread of deadly ‘man-eater’ maggots as a potential infestation threatens livestock ...

In the US, millions of flies will be dropped from planes. No, it's not a biological weapon. It's a method to fight the spread of New World screwworms, a parasitic flesh-eating larva of the Cochliomyia ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved farther ...

We’ve all heard of the world’s most massive sharks, both past and present. The megalodon, the great white shark, and the ...

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture works to neutralize -- again -- the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly.

The USDA hopes a new fly factory will be operating in southern Mexico by July 2026 to supplement fly breeding at an existing ...

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