Mouth larvae are parasites that hatch and live inside the oral cavities of human and animal hosts. These pests can cause a dangerous infection called oral myiasis. This disorder rarely occurs in ...

This is a real threat to your garden and also to your health that comes with the arrival of the good weather. A small dreaded creature increases its presence and lays more eggs when temperatures rise.

The term myiasis was first proposed by Hope (1840) to refer to diseases of humans originating specifically with dipterous larvae, as opposed to those caused by insect larvae in general, scholechiasis ...

The term myiasis was first proposed by Hope (1840) to refer to diseases of humans originating specifically with dipterous larvae, as opposed to those caused by insect larvae in general, scholechiasis ...

Narrator: For some bug babies, your body is home sweet home. Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can ...

It happens when flies lay eggs in the vaginal area — the larvae that hatch and feed on vaginal tissue. Treatment for vaginal myiasis involves antibiotics and surgical removal of the infected tissue.

Japanese eels lay eggs in the west of the Mariana Islands, far south of Japan. After hatching, the larvae drift on the North Equatorial Current and the Kuroshio Current and are then carried to ...