The parasite’s scientific name is Cuterebra emasculator, which, from its Latin roots, translates as skin-boring testicle remover. In 1856 Asa Fitch (the nation’s first professional entomologist) ...

Here it is again, cuterebra (cute-a-ree-bra) season. This is the time of year when my personal favorite clinical entity rears its not-so-cute little head on dogs and cats and rabbits around town.The ...

In last week's column we discussed reasons you might want to keep your cat strictly indoors. Well, here is another one: the Cuterebra botfly. Cuterebra is a type of botfly that lays its eggs around ...