The female fly, sporting a stinger-like ovipositor and eager to lay eggs, flew repeatedly at the large host ... Again and again, the larva tired and the fly landed, piercing through the skin and ...

A TEENAGER visited a dermatology clinic complaining of an unsightly rash which was later found to be parasitic worms. The 19-year-old boy worked as a beach lifeguard in southern California and had ...

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 ...

Female Aedes aegypti commonly lay eggs on the inner walls of ... mosquito forms and breaks through the skin of the pupa. The adult mosquito can fly and has a terrestrial habitat.

Those are prime spots for fruit flies to breed. Once the weather warms, it takes less time for fruit fly eggs to turn into babies. To prevent fruit flies from taking over your kitchen ...