New World Screwworm (NWS) is a devastating pest of livestock and other mammals. Screwworms are fly larvae, or maggots, that burrow into the flesh of living animals causing serious, and even deadly, ...

The larvae of the New World Screwworm have catastrophic effects on the bodies of warm-blooded animals, including humans, writes Glenn Rogers. Denise Bonilla / AP Evil looking, worm-like creatures ...

GUARANTEES AND HOW TO GET THE U.S. MORE INVOLVED. A DANGEROUS PARASITE CALLED SCREWWORM HAS SHOWN UP IN A HUMAN HERE IN THE U.S., KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH TOLD OUR OWN DARLENE MELENDEZ THAT ...

It is a parasitic fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) that lays eggs in and on open wounds and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals. When larvae hatch (maggot), they burrow into the flesh of these ...

The New World screwworm (NWS), previously declared eradicated from the US, may be making a comeback. The pest that poses serious threat to livestock, wildlife, pets, and sometimes humans has been ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - 9/11 remembrance ceremonies will be held across the QCA to honor those who lost their lives and the heroes of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

STERLING, Ill. (KWQC) - A semi-truck rolled-over and caught fire Sunday afternoon near Sterling. According to Illinois State Police, crews came to the area of I-88 eastbound near milepost 32 for a ...

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador came home last month with an unwelcome souvenir: larvae of the New World screwworm burrowing in their flesh. The patient has since recovered from the ...

When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...