Hot temperatures this spring have created ideal conditions for sugarbeet crop pests, such as root maggots, that can cause plant damage. The sugarbeets that were planted late are especially vulnerable ...

Ever wondered what the Irish expression ‘acting the maggot' means? You might have seen this phrase online, on a t-shirt, or even heard an Irish person say it. Maybe you were left a little bit confused ...

Maggots are devotees to the death metal deities, but how did they get that name? Some have speculated it comes from the size of the crowds the band draws in. The mass of fanatics looks like writhing ...

In its larval stage, Lucilia sericata looks unassuming enough. Beige and millimeters long, a bottle-fly grub may lack good looks, but it contains a sophisticated set of tools for eating dead and dying ...