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 ...

We know: you probably wouldn't even want to come within 10 feet of a plate of cheese that's infested with maggots, but some ...

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.

Participating in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is easy, fun to do, and can be done anywhere you find birds.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The destructive emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Fargo, marking only the second detection in North Dakota. City forestry staff discovered the invasive insect ...

Scientists have discovered that Antarctica’s only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, revealing that even the planet’s most remote ecosystems are not untouched by human pollution. While ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is already moving to squash it. But a lot of the insects in a normal backyard are ...