When one species is genetically similar to another species, their populations can often be mistaken for one and the same. This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail ...

Screwworm parasites are getting closer and closer to the U.S. border. The parasites primarily infect cows. Officials in nine countries are trying to get a handle on the New World screwworm, a fly ...

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

More than 2 billion people regularly eat insects — on purpose. They’re a great source of protein for communities around the world and some are considered delicacies reserved for special occasions. And ...

A person in Maryland is confirmed to have a screwworm living in them. It is the first case in the U.S. in several years. The person, who was not identified, had traveled to the U.S. from El Salvador, ...

The June bug is also called the May beetle or June beetle. There are over 100 species of June bugs, and all of them start their lives as white grubs once they hatch from their eggs. These grubs can ...