For years, land flatworms were thought to spread mostly through plant sales. Worms or their eggs would hitch a ride in potted soil, move through nurseries, and end up in new gardens. That explained ...

Three dogs are fighting outdoor. Dogs scare each other in an aggressive behavior in garden outdoor.© Take Photo/Shutterstock.com Invasive species are a threat to biodiversity, causing damage to local ...

If your dog or cat spends time outdoors, here’s something that might make your skin crawl — but shouldn’t make you panic. Researchers have confirmed that invasive flatworms can hitch rides on your pet ...

A dog-killing parasite that was believed to only exist in Texas and other Gulf Coast states has been discovered as far west as California for the first time, scientists have warned. The worm can cause ...

What if the biggest threat to your garden wasn’t hiding underground — but hitching a ride on your pet? That’s the surprising finding from a study published in PeerJ, which documented how invasive ...

The Hammerhead flatworms attack earthworms by secreting a nasty neurotoxin paralyzing the earthworm prey, so they can also be dangerous for people and pets if eaten or touched. (Getty Images){p}{/p} ...

Last spring, scientists with UC Riverside’s department of nematology discovered the parasite Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly known as a liver fluke, along the banks of the Colorado ...