he noticed they’re a little more prickly than other fly larvae. He believes their rough skin keeps the asphalt away from their bodies. Surprisingly, the maggots actually need a bit of asphalt on their ...

Students at the Gibbs Permaculture Research and Demonstration Site have been researching the potential of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) as a biological means to manage pre and post consumer food ...

Infection is by direct skin contact with sandy soil or with clothing that has been put on the ground to dry and had eggs laid on it. Mature larvae can be squeezed out or removed with tweezers.

"A bot fly bit Cali on the head and laid its egg inside his skin. The egg then hatched and the larva continued to live in his head and would have been there for ~20 more days until it was ready to ...