It starts with a wound. For most animals, that means a scab, a scar, and eventual healing. For the New World screwworm, it’s an open invitation. This parasitic fly sees raw flesh as the perfect place ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky – it will infest a wide range of hosts, ...

There’s no official fly-tying season, but if there was it would be in the depths of winter. The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm fly, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its ...