Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste ...

How does a fly larva sneak into a termite nest? With a butt shaped like a termite’s head, obviously. An international team of researchers in Morocco has discovered blow fly larvae not just living but ...

Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste ...

Kelp flies and marine yeast cultivated on by-products from the seafood industry can be used in feed for farmed salmon. Replacing fishmeal and soybeans can create more sustainable and circular food ...

I have some coffee grounds that were not used, and these worms appeared in them. Are they a problem? Should I not use the grounds, and should I try to kill the worms? That's a common question about ...

Livestock owners work hard to keep their animals healthy, but even small wounds or injuries can create opportunities for ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - It may be hard to understand the appeal of plunging your hand into a pile of writhing maggots. But the sensation is uniquely tactile, not at all unpleasant, as thousands of ...

Cluster flies lay eggs in cracks in the soil in fields and gardens near the entrance to earthworm burrows. The larvae ...

As the growing season winds down, insect activity fades as well. After all, many insects associate closely with plants, ...

There has been a warning that so-called "cutaneous myiasis" infections, in which fly larvae laid in damp laundry burrow into ...