The fly larvae, which can burrow into living flesh, pose a severe threat to livestock, wildlife, pets, and in rare cases, ...

The first case of New World screwworm has been found in a calf in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas.

While it's certainly not the first time this pest has plagued the Lone Star State, two southern Texas cities are under ...

Hundreds of acres of commercial citrus in La Feria and Peñitas were put under quarantine by state and federal agricultural ...

A new threat is putting pressure on the Texas citrus industry, which is already struggling with water scarcity, citrus ...

I have some coffee grounds that were not used, and these worms appeared in them. Are they a problem? Should I not use the grounds, and should I try to kill the worms? That's a common question about ...

How does a fly larva sneak into a termite nest? With a butt shaped like a termite’s head, obviously. An international team of researchers in Morocco has discovered blow fly larvae not just living but ...

A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to eat ...

Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste ...