Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New World screwworms are the flesh-eating, larval form of Cochliomyia hominivorax, a species of blow fly. - Michael Miller/Texas A ...

Inexpensive to raise and insatiably hungry for trash, black soldier fly larvae are already on the menu for livestock, pets ...

The U.S. has blocked imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through southern border ports following the resurgence in Mexico of the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly that infects animals and ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

"Those enjoying Texas' natural resources have an opportunity to serve as the first line of defense in protecting wildlife, livestock, and human health," said Dr. J Hunter Reed, TPWD wildlife ...

Massive lizards could be used to guard sheep from being munched on by blowflies. These huge reptiles, known as heath goannas, are native Australian scavengers that feast on dead animals such as rats.