As disgusting as maggots are, it's surprisingly easy for them to end up in your home, especially during the warmer months when flies are most active. All it takes is a forgotten piece of food, an ...

The row on the right exhibits no signs of wheat stem maggot infestation; it was not planted into a cover crop. The corn row on the left was planted into a cover crop. That demonstrates how closely ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

Have you ever opened the garbage can or taken the trash out to the outdoor bin, only to find it full of maggots? If so, you're not alone. Flies love laying eggs in warm, safe places with plenty of ...

Maggot-infested meat likely provided Neanderthals and even some modern-day humans with a rich source of fat and nitrogen. Reading time 3 minutes Modern humanity’s most famous cousins, the Neanderthals ...