It is often suggested that anyone who finds one of these invasive worms should kill it (carefully). Here's what else to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Carolina is no stranger to invasive species ― but some are a bit more unsettling than others. Plenty of invasive species ...

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres share effective organic methods for identifying, controlling, and eliminating cabbage worms to protect your garden harvest from damage.

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

A complete Cretaceous shellfish fossil. (University of Portsmouth) Nature has imbued its mothers with many surprisingly ...

Lionfish, mitten crabs and “sea vomit.” Meet eight marine species inadvertently brought to new territory that are taking the ...

When the US Department of Agriculture reported last week that it detected a case of New World screwworm in a Texas calf, ecologist Jeremy Radachowsky was not surprised.

A parasitic worm might be the impetus behind a new generation of medicine. In a recent review in published in Clinical & ...

From mosquitoes to bed bugs, parasites have always stuck close to humanity, and they continue to shape our lives to this day, ...

Cases of an explosive diarrhea parasite have been confirmed in Texas. Here is what to know about symptoms and prevention of ...