Key progress” has been made against the New World screwworm, the U.S. ag secretary says, adding that there has been no ...

The USDA will reopen Mexico livestock ports in phases starting July 7 after an 8-week closure due to a New World Screwworm threat.

Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...

Texas agencies are ganging up on a bad, bad worm. According to a release, the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, cowboys carried a stick to treat cattle infested with screwworms. The stick was used to scrape the ...

A parasitic fly that devastated Texas livestock in the 1960s is spreading north through Central America and potentially ...

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

USDA launches an $8.5 million facility in South Texas to stop the deadly new world screwworm fly and protect U.S. livestock.

According to a release, the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will team up to combat the ...

The New World screwworm is posing a serious threat to Texas livestock, the beef industry, and the broader state economy.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance ...

According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.