females

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Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The fly had been eradicated in the US thanks in large part by dropping millions of sterile flies to mate with wild females.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Both males and females were found to have offspring with different partners over the years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Plans are also in motion to release millions of sterile screwworm flies, as the females only mate once in their lifetime, and any eggs they lay will be unfertilised and will not hatch.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

By now I could tell the males and females apart, and this was a female.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo