Researchers are trapping and tracking the New World screwworm to detect it early before it threatens livestock. The previous arrival of the New World screwworm in the U.S. caused major losses to ...

California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living ...

Missouri animal health experts warn of a potential reintroduction of a flesh-eating fly in the state within a year or two.

University of California Riverside researchers are launching a preemptive strike against a parasitic, flesh-eating fly’s threatened return to the state.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A bin full of black soldier fly larvae are eating away at food waste inside the Full Circle Bioconversion barn in Old Lycoming Township. For owner Aubrey Fornwalt, getting into ...

A small-scale solution to food waste transforms scraps into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies ...

The New World screwworm, type of blowfly, deposits its eggs in open wounds on warm-blooded creatures, including humans, before its larvae burrow into live flesh ...

Whoops! You left the door open, and one of the world’s least favorite flying guests just zipped inside: the house fly. Flies are everywhere, buzzing around your food, waste, and everything in between.

The terms “eating disorder” and “disordered eating” sound so similar that you might not catch their differences—but they exist. Disordered eating is even more common. Sixty-five percent of women ...

Most people find it off-putting when flies land on the food they’re about to eat. But how much damage can a single housefly really do? This question has two important components, said Kevin Verstrepen ...