Federal inspectors who checked out two Iowa egg farms at the root of a major salmonella outbreak say they found scurrying mice, leaking or piled up chicken manure, unsealed holes in walls and uncaged ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

By looking at maggots’ genes and metabolic changes, investigators can better predict time of death, the researchers said.

WASHINGTON The findings regarding /*Wright County Egg*/ and /*Hillandale Farms*/ were released on Monday. The two farms recalled more than half a billion /*eggs*/ after /*salmonella poisoning*/ ...

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating the time of a person's death.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - In a letter to families, Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy said BASD Dining Services received shipments of juice products that were discovered to have signs of ...

As disgusting as maggots are, it's surprisingly easy for them to end up in your home, especially during the warmer months when flies are most active. All it takes is a forgotten piece of food, an ...

What would qualify as a bad vacation? How about getting a maggot in your groin? There aren't too many situations where maggots and vacation go well together. The same thing is true with the words ...

My son developed boils on his feet and hands then I pressed them and things came out crawling, like fat whitish worms. I was told those are maggots. The baby has no fever or any other sign of illness.

Food and Drug Administration investigators have found rodents, seeping manure and even maggots at the Iowa egg farms believed to be responsible for as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning. FDA ...