The New World screwworm poses a serious threat to Indian livestock, causing severe tissue damage and economic losses.

What happens when a housefly lands on your food? First, houseflies have no teeth. They eat by slurping fluids through a trunk-like nose. When they land on solid food, they regurgitate saliva on it.

Like Rajamouli’s fantasy actioner Eega, the Mathew Thomas-starrer Lovely also revolves around a talking housefly.

Sean Humbert is unlocking the biological secrets of the common housefly to make major advances in robotics and uncrewed ...