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The Canadian Press on MSN3d
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a ...
Official Tina Turner Wig Recalled Amid Fan Backlash: “Is That Little Orphan Annie?”
“Tina called me and she said, ‘Arthur, I love what you do with Olivia’s hair. I love all that color,'” Johns recalls. “She ...
What Is the New World Screwworm Fly and why the US has issued a livestock ban at the Mexico border
America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...
U.S. Plans to Drop Millions of Flies from the Sky to Prevent Spread of Flesh-Eating 'Man-Eater' Maggots
The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette1d
Reflections in Nature: Flies are important part of nature’s cleanup crew
In his two-line poem, Ogden Nash wrote that “God in his wisdom made the fly and then forgot to tell us why.” One Sunday a fly was buzzing around our church. I’m sure I was not the only parishioner ...
The US has a plan to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes. Here’s why
Hundreds of millions of flies dropping from planes in the sky might sound like a horrible nightmare, but experts say such a ...
Augusta Free Press5d
Parasitic fly nears southern border of U.S., eats flesh of livestock, wildlife, and even humans
A parasitic fly known as the New World Screwworm has been located 400 miles from the U.S. border causing concern in the ...
Orange County had an invasive fly problem, here’s how they handled it
Dealing with a fly infestation at home is annoying. Orange County had one that spanned almost 100 square miles.
Roundworm genome map benefits synthetic biology, human health
Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway ...
Flying with hands: The evolution of bat wings
The dream of flying has always fascinated humanity. In evolutionary history, the ability to fly has emerged independently ...
Ramstein landmark ruling: US drone warfare, human rights, and alliance logic
US drones operated from Germany fly attacks in Yemen. Three Yemenis claim their rights under German law were violated, but ...
New World screwworm reports halt cattle shipments from Mexico. How much danger do the parasites pose to humans?
The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.