Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the ...

At least 30 people have been infected with a potentially deadly flesh eating parasite in Nicaragua as the previously ...

Cattle and bison imports from Mexico are scheduled to resume soon, according to a recent announcement by the United States ...

Scuba diving scientists found sea creatures with “spaghetti”-like tentacles on coral reefs of Polynesia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto ...

The larvae of the New World screwworm fly infect mammals by burrowing into open wounds. (University of Florida) Screwworm is an infestation caused by the larvae of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax ...

What is New World Screwworm? New World screwworms are larvae or maggots of the NWS fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax), that cause a painful condition known as NWS myiasis. NWS flies lay eggs in open wounds ...

As a result, the region’s fight against the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) is expected to take a hit ... This, he says, points to the movement of the fly itself which can cover large ...

The official release of From The Private Collection Of Saba And No ID is edging closer, and the latest sign of life is their celebratory new single, “Woes Of The World.” In his chest-beating ...

To protect U.S. livestock and other animals, APHIS halted shipments of Mexican cattle and bison in November 2024 after a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS ... in previous barrier regions ...

Last November, a Mexican official notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that a positive detection of New World screwworm had been detected in Mexico, triggering the suspension in ...