While forensic pathologists can estimate the post-mortem interval if death has occurred within 72 hours, forensic entomologists are called in if death has occurred beyond this time frame. That’s what ...

First U.S. screwworm case in a decade discovered in Florida import facility as Texas prepares for potential livestock ...

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One of the joys of winter is the absence of biting mosquitoes and black flies, stinging bees, and gardening nuisances such as ...

A horse at an equine import quarantine facility in Florida has tested positive for New World screwworm, the U.S. Department ...

Nasal botfly are staright out of a horror movie, laying their larvae inside sheep and horses noses. Read here to learn more.

The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces a shift in New World screwworm sterile fly dispersal efforts into Texas to stop the northern spread ...

"It's a rich food source, so it's worth the energy they expend to tear up your lawn to get to them," said John Marzluff, a ...

Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration to strengthen Texas' response against NWS flies, a deadly livestock pest advancing north through Mexico.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent New World screwworm fly from spreading from Mexico and protect livestock and wildlife.