A: It sounds like Gertie may have a Cuterebra larva in her skin. The best way to deal with it is to have her veterinarian ...

The bodies of flesh fly larvae grow darker as they progress through pupal development. Human botfly larvae are commonly known as white maggots. Their appearance evolves as the larvae move through ...

Speaker Julie Zickafoose left conference attendees with ideas to bring conservation to their world of bluebirding.

Do you know which worms are a threat to your horse and when? Successful horse worming is a three-step journey to keep them in tip-top health and condition. If every horse owner on the planet followed ...

the two common flies that affect returning travelers from the tropics are Dermatobia hominis(the human botfly) and Cordylobia anthropophaga (the tumbu fly). [3] The larva stage of both species can ...

She shared how she replaces dried nesting material to combat blow fly larvae, mites and bot flies that anchor eggs beneath the skin of infant birds. Troubled nestlings found life by being ...

A retired man in his 60s was referred to the on call orthopaedic team by his general practitioner following several attempts to extricate a human botfly larva from his forearm. While on holiday in ...

The adults are just the ones we notice because they fly around…” She trails off to show me some botfly larvae with interesting anal spiracles. “People are always trying to kill rat-tailed maggots, but ...