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

Flies are pesky and carry germs that spread disease. Read on to learn how to keep flies away, including how to keep them out ...

Knowing about the lifespan of common flies helps to get rid of the pesky invadersKey PointsThe lifespan of adult flies varies ...

Historically, the screwworm was a big problem in several areas of the southern U.S. prior to its eradication in the 1960s.

SOAKING up the sunshine is one of the best parts of summer, but with the hot weather comes a whole host of pests to deal with. One of the more common pests households deal with are flies, which ...

The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak ...

House fly larvae are bacterial feeders that actively condition their medium through the release of waste ammonium that stimulates yeast and bacterial growth (Bryant, 1969; Schmidtmann & Martin, 1992).

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year to breed millions of the insects in ...