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How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies QuicklyFruit flies invade kitchens rapidly due to overripe produce. Scientists confirm sanitation is key. Eliminating breeding grounds like drains...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Flesh-eating parasite first human case detected in US Explained: Here’s what is New World screwworm infectionFlesh-eating parasite first human case detected in US has been confirmed. Officials report the Maryland patient has recovered, and no sprea...
26 Aug, 2025, 01.33 AM IST
Flesh-eating screwworm in the US: What you need to knowA rare case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been confirmed in a Maryland resident after traveling from Guatemala, mark...
25 Aug, 2025, 01.04 PM IST
New human screwworm case in US traced to person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala, sources sayA human case of flesh-eating screwworm is confirmed in Maryland. The person had travelled from Guatemala. This is the first confirmed case ...
25 Aug, 2025, 07.09 AM IST
Millions of flies to rain from US planes? Here’s why Washington may make this wild moveThe United States has temporarily closed its southern border to livestock imports due to the northward spread of the New World screwworm fl...
12 Jul, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
July fourth cookouts face record beef prices amid shrinking cattle supplyAs summer approaches, the price of ground beef has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels in the U.S. A declining cattle supply, worsened by d...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
The US is spending $8.5 mn to breed flies in Texas near Mexico border. Reason: 'man-eater' screwwormsThe U.S. is investing $8.5 million to build a fly-breeding facility in Texas, aiming to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating para...
19 Jun, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef pricesThe New World Screwworm, a parasite devastating to livestock, is spreading north through Mexico, prompting the U.S. to halt cattle imports....
02 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Cockroaches and working in a closet: Inside Trump's return-to-office orderFederal employees returned to poorly prepared workplaces under Trump's return-to-office mandate, facing issues like lack of desks, internet...
16 Mar, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Probe of Elon Musk's Neuralink to scrutinize long-criticized US animal welfare regulatorUSDA's watchdog, the Office of the Inspector General, is investigating Neuralink, a medical device company that is developing brain implant...
19 Dec, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recoveryThe FAO's global edible oils index is up 91 per cent since last June, and is expected to climb further as economies reopen following COVID-...
05 Sep, 2021, 10.29 AM IST