The first case of New World screwworm has been found in a calf in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas.

Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex ...

While it's certainly not the first time this pest has plagued the Lone Star State, two southern Texas cities are under ...

Mexican fruit fly detections have prompted quarantines in the Rio Grande Valley. Officials warn residents and growers not to ...

Hundreds of acres of commercial citrus in La Feria and Peñitas were put under quarantine by state and federal agricultural ...

I have some coffee grounds that were not used, and these worms appeared in them. Are they a problem? Should I not use the grounds, and should I try to kill the worms? That's a common question about ...

How does a fly larva sneak into a termite nest? With a butt shaped like a termite’s head, obviously. An international team of researchers in Morocco has discovered blow fly larvae not just living but ...

A new threat is putting pressure on the Texas citrus industry, which is already struggling with water scarcity, citrus ...

A woman in Taiwan had an unusual cause of her ear pain: a fruit fly larva was wriggling around inside her ear canal. The 48-year old woman went to the emergency room after experiencing severe ear pain ...

Beneath the rocky soil of Morocco, researchers have uncovered a surprising intruder living undetected inside termite colonies. Few outsiders gain acceptance in termite society, but a species of ...

Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste ...