The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.

No, it’s not a sci-fi movie. The USDA is planning to release flies from planes to stop the spread of a gruesome parasite.

The US plans to release billions of radiation-treated flies to stop flesh-eating maggots threatening livestock, wildlife, and ...

The Department of Agriculture is pursuing a disgusting—but effective—strategy to eliminate the larva of the New World ...

High calf prices, weather and a new threat will headline the general session of the 71st annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 4-6.

Here’s one reason to shut down the border. To combat the flesh-eating larvae (maggots) of the New World Screwworm (NWS) that’s wreaking havoc among livestock along […] ...

Despite the plan sounding like something out of a horror movie, it is part of the government's bid to protect the US from a ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a phased reopening of cattle, bison, and equine imports from Mexico after a temporary halt due to the New World Screwworm outbreak. Imports were ...

The federal government plans to combat flesh-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock by dropping millions of sterile flies ...

The US government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to ...

The US has reportedly drawn up plans to breed billions of flies over Mexico in an attempt to eradicate a vicious variety of ...