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This parasitic fly gives birth inside of crickets
It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ...
Agriculture Department halts livestock trade at southern ports due to parasitic fly
New World screwworm flies are pests that can endanger the country's livestock and food supply if not properly eradicated.
Study details rare live-birth strategy in cricket-hunting parasitic fly
A study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, offers the most detailed view to date of how this ...
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Parasitic fly nears southern border of U.S., eats flesh of livestock, wildlife, and even humans
A parasitic fly known as the New World Screwworm has been located 400 miles from the U.S. border causing concern in the ...
U.S. recloses southern border after flesh-eating parasite seen further north in Mexico
The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in ...
US government to build $8.5M fly-breeding facility to combat cattle parasite threat
USDA announces new Texas facility to breed sterile New World screwworm flies as part of an effort to combat the flesh-eating ...
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Flesh-eating screwworm fly prompts livestock import ban at US-Mexico border
The U.S. has shut its southern border to livestock imports again after a flesh-eating parasite was found further north in ...