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This parasitic fly gives birth inside of crickets
It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ...
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U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight agricultural pest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture works to neutralize -- again -- the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly.
Tiny parasitoid flies show how early-life competition shapes adult success
In a new study published and featured in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, researchers have discovered that ...
Study details rare live-birth strategy in cricket-hunting parasitic fly
A study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, offers the most detailed view to date of how this ...
The government plans to drop a horde of flies over Texas border. Here's why.
The United States plans to bring back a somewhat shocking, but very effective, campaign to fight a flesh-eating parasitic fly that's been sighted in Mexico. The plan: Breed millions of ...
The US has a plan to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes. Here’s why
Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...