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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

What keeps the screwworm fly from flying across the border?  The length of time the border remains closed is becoming fishy.  Seemingly, details of this issue are nonexistent.  Making it even more ...

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

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 ...

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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a statement asking hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas to watch out for New World Screwworm fly, whose larvae are known to enter wounds ...