The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extremely worried about the arrival in the U.S. of a fly larvae called the New World screwworm that infests the living tissue of warm-blooded animals ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture banned Mexican cattle imports after a screwworm was found on a cow near the Mexican-Guatemala border. That discovery has led Texas officials to warn the public to ...

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.

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 scratch on a farm animal’s body.

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

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

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.

Screwworm infestations occur when a female fly lays her eggs on an animal’s open wound or another area such as their eyes or mouth. The female can lay up to 300 eggs at a time, and any warm ...

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 ...

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.