Officials are looking to combat the spread of a potentially deadly, flesh-eating parasite that is creeping uncomfortably close to the U.s. after being reported about 60 miles from the Texas border, ...

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of ...

A creature that burrows headfirst into flesh, driving sharp hooks into open wounds and feeding on their hosts? It sounds like the stuff of a horror movie. That’s the New World screwworm, a parasite ...

FRESNO, Calif. - Northern California scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honey bee die-off that has decimated hives around the world: A parasitic fly that hijacks the bees' ...