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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 ...
What Is the New World Screwworm Fly and why the US has issued a livestock ban at the Mexico border
America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...
The government plans to drop a horde of flies over Texas border. Here's why.
By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...
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 ...
The US has a plan to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes. Here’s why
Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...
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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 ...
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U.S. Border Closed Due to a Flesh-Eating Parasite Transmitted By Cattle — What to Know
The U.S. closes its southern border due to New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite that has decimated cattle ranches ...
Agriculture Department halts livestock trade at southern ports due to parasitic fly
The Department of Agriculture has closed the livestock trade at the country’s southern ports due to concerns over a parasitic ...
What is the New World Screwworm Fly? Know How US Plans to Fight It
The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...
New World screwworm reports halt cattle shipments from Mexico. How much danger do the parasites pose to humans?
The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.
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 ...
Flesh-Eating Fly Halts Mexican Cattle Imports—Again
The latest culprit in rising beef prices? A parasitic fly that loves to munch on cattle. New World screwworm–a flesh-eating pest found in cattle–was detected this week in Mexico, 370 miles from the U.