They burrow into the flesh of a living animal and cause serious, often deadly damage. They can infest ... The sterile male screwworm fly mates with fertile female screwworm fly, causing the ...

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.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials are keeping watch for an invader that could severely damage the state's cattle industry. The maggot, known as the New World screwworm, can infect cattle ...

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

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.

There are a lot of threats to Texas’ white-tailed deer population including Chronic Wasting Disease and the occasional ...

Give a screwworm an inch, and it’ll take a mile. This pernicious pest, which, in its adult form, has bulging orange eyes and a metallic blue-green body, has held insecta non grata status in ...

Anderson has heard enough stories about screwworm from his father to know the damage they can bring. “Every day they had to grab each pig and look for wounds and sores,” he said.

Panama, while officially declared screwworm-free, still faces ongoing challenges with screwworm infestations, particularly in the eastern part of the ...