CIRCLE PINES, Minn. — On a hot day in August, my champion Bichon Frisés were basking in the sun on my deck, barking intermittently at people in the yard, playing and acting normal. They enjoy a very ...

Washington State University veterinarian Cariann Turbeville and Richard Zack, a professor in WSU’s Department of Entomology, provide more details about botflies and how they might affect pets.

In last week's column we discussed reasons you might want to keep your cat strictly indoors. Well, here is another one: the Cuterebra botfly. Cuterebra is a type of botfly that lays its eggs around ...