A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, ...

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated, or stored in engineered ponds such as manure lagoons. Now, researchers report a potential removal method using ...

To use this evidence, investigators typically must grow the larvae until adulthood in a laboratory setting and then identify ...

Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

If you’re a gardener and you’ve found composting difficult or frustrating, you’re not alone. LAist science reporter Jacob ...

New World screwworms are the flesh-eating, larval form of Cochliomyia hominivorax, a species of blow fly. - Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Hundreds of millions of flies dropping from planes in the ...

The larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) are considered a promising source of sustainable protein, as they contain high-quality protein comparable to soy protein. They can produce this ...

Flies often gather in and around wheelie bins, and when they lay their eggs, maggots can begin to show up. However, there's ...