Researchers have found that besides sharks, bees and platypus, even fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory ...

A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their ...

The sudden spread of dengue mosquitoes and larvae off-season has triggered serious concern among the health department. Experts warn that the recent downpours followed by intense heat have created ...

Fly maggots that hatch will then slowly decapitate the ant. | Credit: Sanford Porter Within days after hatching, the phorid larva migrates from the thorax into the ant's head; little is known ...

Live larvae were also found. It’s the first time in three years that the Asian Long Horn beetle has been found in Port Huron. Read: Why the Michigan DNR wants you to start checking trees for ...

Officials said the solid, granular larvicide does not hurt people or pets but kills mosquito larvae before they can grow into adult, biting mosquitoes. West Nile virus is mainly a bird disease.

It’s believed to have originated in Western Asia and Europe, but this isn’t confirmed. The larvae’s propensity to feed on tassels and kernels, as well as the ear shank, is what makes it so damaging.

Bot fly larva, aka Eskimo Candy, on the back of a caribou skin. Photo by Scott Hauge “Eskimo candy,” he bubbled, and popped it into his mouth. Bending down, he repeated the drill. Danny ate a ...

Scientists monitoring Alaska’s Mount Spurr said seismic activity continues to rise, indicating that the volcano is moving toward an eruption. The major risk of a Mount Spurr eruption is ashfall ...

Its larvae then started their lives as parasites in or on the host’s body and likely ended up eating the host entirely, Vilhelmsen said. The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to ...