There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded animal." ...

The state's Parks and Wildlife Department is asking hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts to watch out for animals that may be impacted by dangerous "maneater" parasites from flies that lay eggs ...

The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches.

The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches.

Many flies are plagued by parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in fly larvae, turning them into surrogate wombs for wasp larvae. One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by ...

Infestations start when female flies lay eggs on open wounds or other parts. Wounds can be as small as a tick bite that attracts a female fly to feed and lay her eggs. A female can lay 200 to 300 ...

The flies lay eggs on warm-blooded animals, primarily on open wounds or other orifices, such as the nostrils, eyes and mouth, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. While they ...

The state's Parks and Wildlife Department is asking hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts to watch out for animals that may be impacted by dangerous "maneater" parasites from flies that lay eggs ...

These wasps lay their eggs inside the larvae, or maggots, and remain there until the larvae turn into immobile pupae, at which point the wasp eggs mature into wasp larvae that consume the fly pupa ...