This species is native to the Americas from southeastern Mexico (beginning in central Veracruz) to northern Argentina, and Uruguay,[1] though it is not abundant enough (nor harmful enough) to ever attain true pest status.

White glue mixed with pyrethrin or other safe insecticides and applied to the spot of swelling on the scalp will kill the larvae within hours, as they must keep an air hole open, so will chew through the dried glue to do this, consuming the insecticide in the process.

[citation needed] Venom extractor syringes can remove larvae with ease at any stage of growth.

[5] Oral use of ivermectin, an antiparasitic avermectin medicine, has proven to be an effective and noninvasive treatment that leads to the spontaneous emigration of the larva.

[6] This is especially important for cases where the larva is located in inaccessible places such as inside the inner canthus of the eye.