Perhaps it’s because these scientists are privy to the bumblebee-sized human botfly’s incredible life cycle, which just so happens to come at the expense of our physical and psychological comfort.

The federal government plans to combat flesh-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock by dropping millions of sterile flies ...

The United States has suspended all animal imports from Mexico due to a parasitic fly that can produce flesh-eating maggots. New World screwworms are the cause of the indefinite suspension of ...

Flies emerge from the soil seven to 54 days later and then the cycle begins again. During a lifespan, female New World Screwworms can lay up to 3,000 eggs, the USDA states. Infected animals tend ...

While the screwworm, a fly that lays eggs in the openings of mammals to start a deadly cycle for its host, isn't yet in the U.S., Texas lawmakers are now taking a step against stopping it.

The United States has suspended all animal imports from Mexico due to a parasitic fly that can produce flesh-eating maggots. New World screwworms are the cause of the indefinite suspension of ...