One of the most devastating parasites in Florida’s history has once again been detected in the Sunshine State.

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

Although the parasite has not yet been detected in the US, officials warn that its northward movement poses a serious risk to livestock and wildlife.

Immediate and decisive actions will better protect U.S. animal and public health.

Fruit fly larvae adjust their behaviour in response to their social surroundings. A research team at the University of Konstanz uncovered the underlying mechanisms.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will disperse glow-in-the dark, sterile flies in Mexico, closer to the U.S. border, and in southern Texas, as officials race to keep flesh-eating New World screwworm ...

The United States Department of Agriculture is shifting its sterile New World screwworm fly releases to focus along the ...

The fly larvae burrows into and feeds on the flesh of livestock, wildlife and pets, causing extensive tissue damage and potentially death.

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 ...

At Brazil's Butantan Institute, Ricardo Bassini-Silva identified mite larvae feeding on a millimeter-scale specimen in the museum's archive.

Six million pounds of ancient oyster shells from a Charlotte County mine are now a thriving 3-acre reef in the mouth of the ...

A statewide disaster declaration and USDA's strategic reallocation of sterile flies are implemented to safeguard the U.S.