Hoosier Ag Today told you that cattle imports from Mexico were suspended because of a very dangerous pest called the New ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack calls for expedited approval of inspection facilities to safely resume cattle imports from Mexico ...

The New World ... Disease Control and Prevention. There are concerns New World screwworm could cross into southern Texas after a case was recorded in Mexico. CDC Each female New World screwworm ...

USDA has requested adjustments to Mexican facilities set up to screen cattle exports to the U.S. for the New World Screwworm, ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A parasitic worm eradicated in the United States nearly 60 years ago could be threatening a comeback, Texas wildlife officials warn. The New World Screwworm was recently ...

That’s the New World screwworm ... to eradicate the flies in that outbreak, including placing 188 million sterilized pupae over the course of six months. “This disease is serious ...

The New World ... how the screwworm would function within this region. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the only way to combat the pest is by dropping sterile male flies from ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s a new infectious worm that Texas officials are warning about. The New World Screwworm was recently detected in Mexico, and the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife is ...

The New World screwworm, so named because it can burrow into an open wound like a screw driving into wood, is the larvae of an invasive fly, which deposits its larvae into an open wound.