Retired wildlife biologist Jeff Boettner determined the lumps seen on the chipmunks are bot fly larvae. Based in Massachusetts, Boettner specialized in parasitic fly work and is currently ...
The cause is not a common cold, however, but an infestation of fly larvae. 'Snot bots', as they are affectionately known, are the culprits. These are flies of the genus Cephenemyia. The reindeer ...