The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

The US has come up with a strategy to stop the flesh-eating New World screwworm's northern march toward the US-Texas border. For anyone not convinced of the importance of halting the parasite, the ...

Greg Abbott directed two agencies to assemble a response team to combat the New World screwworm, which poses a serious threat to Texas livestock and wildlife.

The creatures lay hundreds of larvae in the wounds of animals and people, which hatch within hours and start consuming the ...

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

Here in Central Texas and across the state officials are now preparing for an outbreak of the New World screwworm, a parasite ...

Abbott directs the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks & Wildlife to form a joint response team to combat the New ...

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

Breaking News: Mexican Ports to Reopen in Phases for Cattle Trade Starting July 7 Following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between Secretary ...

Knowing that this disease is carried by ticks, Herrin said managing tick exposure is one strategy to minimize the risk. “For cattle out on pasture, make sure the cattle have new fly tags put in ...