Cattle and bison imports from Mexico are scheduled to resume soon, according to a recent announcement by the United States ...

Texas wildlife officials are warning the state’s cattle industry to be on the lookout for a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly for animals.

Among farmers and ranchers, the New World screwworm fly ranks among the most reviled of all livestock pests. This parasitic insect has the repulsive habit of laying its eggs inside a cut or scratc ...

Hoosier Ag Today told you that cattle imports from Mexico were suspended because of a very dangerous pest called the New World Screwworm. However, progress to further prevent it’s spread may soon allo ...

Mexico will resume cattle exports to the United States starting this week, after the detection of screwworm parasites ...

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.

According to APHIS, New World screwworm (NWS) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption ...

USDA will allow cattle imports to resume from Mexico under a pre-clearance inspection and treatment protocol for New World screwworm, the department said Saturday. This week’s Open Mic guest is ...

In a recent article by KXAN, the New World Screwworm was found recently with our neighbors to the South, in Mexico. But the ...

USDA APHIS announced protocols to ensure safe movement of animals while mitigating the threat of New World Screwworm.