Life can be tough for a squirrel — pets chase them, they are thwarted from feasting on bird feeders, they get run over by cars and bikes when they act squirrely by zig-zagging across roads and trails.

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Ticks are not the only critters we have to worry about crawling around on our animals, botflies are not good either! For the last two weeks, Fiona, Sam DiMascio’s seven ...

This week on Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet, a dog is rushed in for emergency surgery and a rabbit has some Bot Fly larvae growing inside it. Some growths on the neck of a family pet have ruptured and ...

The parasite’s scientific name is Cuterebra emasculator, which, from its Latin roots, translates as skin-boring testicle remover. In 1856 Asa Fitch (the nation’s first professional entomologist) ...

CARBONDALE, Colo. — Doctors thought the strange, bleeding bumps on Aaron Dallas' head might be from gnat bites or shingles. Then the bumps started moving. A doctor found five active bot fly larvae ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Investigation of host-parasite interactions typically reveals a negative impact of parasitism on the host species. In contrast, mounting ...