Bovine hypodermosis and warble fly infestation are parasitic diseases caused by the larvae of Hypoderma species that penetrate the subcutaneous tissues of cattle. These infestations lead to the ...

1. In reindeer, the variation in fur coloration is higher in semi-domesticated than in wild populations. This difference might result from impacts of natural enemies acting on conspicuously coloured ...

The parasite’s scientific name is Cuterebra emasculator, which, from its Latin roots, translates as skin-boring testicle remover. In 1856 Asa Fitch (the nation’s first professional entomologist) ...