Missouri launches prevention efforts for parasitic fly that 'severely damages' both humans and livestock

The minuscule maggot could devastate Missouri's cattle industry. That reality is closer than ever after the first US case was ...

‘Flesh-eating’ New World screwworm infestation: What New Yorkers need to know

New Yorkers who have traveled to South America, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic may have visited areas where a ...
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The US has a plan to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes. Here’s why

New World screwworms are the flesh-eating, larval form of Cochliomyia hominivorax, a species of blow fly. - Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Hundreds of millions of flies dropping from planes in the ...
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From Raining Flies to Baking Soda: How to Effectively Kill Maggots

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...