A mass of writhing maggots on a decomposing murder victim is not a sight for the squeamish, but for some, it is evidence. A maggot’s age and species can give essential information to forensic ...

Baking soda is a household ingredient with many uses, including as a natural and nontoxic pesticide option. If you’ve ever wondered if baking soda kills maggots, we spoke with pest control experts to ...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (WKRC) — Law enforcement officers from across Northern Kentucky got a hands-on lesson on Wednesday on using bugs to help solve crimes. Police officers from several agencies, ...

Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating time of death. Often, death investigations rely on maggots — the larvae of blow flies that are among the ...

CHICAGO − Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. "Multiple unknown ...