CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Animal Society has put up $5,000 for information leading to an arrest after a dog was found with a severe neck injury caused by an embedded collar. GRAPHIC ...

Maggots can be gross and unsanitary. If your home has been infested with maggots, you will need to know how to remove them safely and effectively. The only way to eradicate a maggot infestation is to ...

Maggots are another gross nuisance to households. Although small, these scary critters instill fear into many people when they’re found in trash and on food items. Rest assured, these insects are not ...

Maggots, those white, squirmy, wormy things, are the larval form of the Diptera species. In other words, they are baby flies. It turns out they really thrive in chronic, poorly healing wounds — ...

A maggot is a larva of the common fly. Maggots have soft bodies and no legs, so they look a bit like worms. They usually have a reduced head that can retract into the body. Maggot commonly refers to ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Maggots have one goal in life: to feed. They gorge ravenously in order to grow as quickly as possible. Speed is of ...

If unchecked, diabetes leads to damaged nerve endings, meaning small injuries can go unnoticed and turn into ulcers prone to life-threatening bacterial infections. The bacteria build a nearly ...

Gardening is a spiritual experience where many people find peace and comfort in the turning of the soil and growing of plants. Or, it is until you find something truly horrid hiding under the dirt, ...

Maggot therapy is a wound healing technique in which healthcare professionals apply medical grade maggots to dead or infected tissue to keep the wound clean. It is also known as larval therapy. Maggot ...