Enterobius vermicularis, commonly known as the pinworm, is a helminth infection that predominantly affects children worldwide. The parasite is highly contagious and is most frequently transmitted ...

The shiny brown larvae are long and thin. Their body appears to be made up of many segments with a tough outer hide. When uncovered, wireworms move quicker in the soil compared to other insect ...

THIS IS LARVAE THAT ENTERS THE WOUNDS OF COWS DEVELOPING UNDER THE SKIN AND OFTEN CAUSES DEATH. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CLOSED THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY ON MAY 11TH, AFTER THE ...

"After observing that the mutants seemingly avoided warm temperatures, we gave a new name to the gene, bishu, which is a Chinese word for 'summering,' describing the escaping behavior of larvae ...

Hundreds of the larvae form together to make a snake-like chain and slither across yards and driveways. Danielle Rainsford, who lives in Forest, said she and her family were fascinated by the ...

Pinworm infection (Enterobius vermicularis) is the most common intestinal parasitic worm infection in the United States. It often occurs in school-aged children and can cause significant ...

With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settlement and restore these underwater ecosystems before it's too late.

Box tree caterpillars are the larvae of a moth, Cydalima perspectalis, which lays its eggs on the undersides of box leaves. The resulting caterpillars create cobweb-like webbing over their feeding ...

It’s part of an effort to curb the spread of New World screwworm, a flesh-burrowing larva that can be fatal to animals and devastate cattle herds. The parasite was detected in Mexican farms as ...

Dear Betty Pinworms also called Enterobius vermicularis or seatworms or threadworms are extremely common and contagious and are transmitted by ingesting pinworm eggs. These eggs can be found on ...

More questions are being asked about the school lunch programme after a dead larva was found in a meal. Photos of the chicken, potato and vegetable meal delivered to a West Auckland school show a ...