Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These flies aren't like their relatives that feed on dead and decaying animals. No, the flesh-eating maggots of these parasitic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New World screwworm flies are roughly the size of a typical housefly—or a bit larger—and have orange eyes, a metallic blue-green ...

Mexico’s cattle exports are facing serious challenges this year thanks to the continued threat of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite. While there have been no instances of the New World ...

A U.S.-based facility dedicated to releasing sterile screwworm flies began operations Monday in Texas, marking a major step in efforts to prevent the flesh-eating parasite from crossing the Mexican ...