The tumbu fly is also commonly known as the mango, putsi or skin maggot fly. The larvae of the tumbu fly are parasitic and when they get under the skin of mammals – including humans – they can ...

The Gauteng Department of Health has denied reports of a disease outbreak linked to maggots and staphylococcus infection in Pretoria North clinics.

Then the maggots hatch and devour the damaged flesh ... Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can ...

This tiny, sneaky maggot has developed a special technique that might surprise you. Previously undiscovered blow fly larvae (a baby fly) were found in the mountains of Morocco, and have evolved so ...