After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

Knowing about the lifespan of common flies helps to get rid of the pesky invaders The lifespan of adult flies varies considerably depending on the species, ranging from seven to 50 days. All flies go ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot ...

The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, ...

The federal government is planning to breed millions of flies and dump them over Mexico and Texas via airplanes in an effort to combat a flesh-eating maggot. The pest being targeted is the ...