Doctors in the U.S. got a nasty surprise when they discovered that a man visiting a clinic for migraines had parasitic worms growing in his brain. The 52-year-old man was infected with the larvae ...
The fascinating discovery highlights the dynamic strategies of evolution. Parasitic wasps present a gruesome threat to fruit ...
Larvae were collected from whorl-stage corn, grain sorghum, forage sorghum, and Sudan grass fields in 64 locations during the summer of 2000, to determine the occurrence of entomopathogens and ...
In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...
"The larvae, the immature stages of the fly, live in the leaves of the plant. They're leaf miners, they leave little trails in the leaves," Whiteman said. "They're true parasites of the plant and ...
Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium, or pork tapeworm (stock photo) A man in the US who complained of frequent migraines was found to have tapeworm larvae in his ...