Rare arctic wave dancer fly found at mountain loch
A rare species of fly has been found at a new site high in the Cairngorms mountains. Arctic wave dancers, whose scientific ...
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USDA Maintains Cattle Imports Amid Second New World Screwworm Case in Mexico
On Feb. 1, USDA’s APHIS announced the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico under a new comprehensive protocol. With herd levels at a 74-year low and high beef prices, traders had ...
This flesh eating parasite was supposed to be eradicated but 30 new human cases have just been confirmed
At least 30 people have been infected with a potentially deadly flesh eating parasite in Nicaragua as the previously ...
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After new case of deadly parasite, the USDA says it won't shut U.S.-Mexico border to cattle again
The parasite spurred the U.S. Department of Agriculture to close the border to cattle for more than two months recently. The department says its new cattle inspection protocols are sufficient enough ...
Rare insect almost entered the U.S. for the first time ever
A rare pest never before recorded in the United States has been discovered near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday.
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New World screwworm: Nicaragua confirms 30 human cases of flesh eating parasite
Nicaragua’s health ministry has confirmed that 30 people have been infected by the New World screwworm ( Cochliomyia ...
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Death at sunset: How fungi create zombie flies
Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...
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Outdoors: Screwworm outbreak in Mexico renews concern in the U.S.
There are a lot of threats to Texas’ white-tailed deer population, including Chronic Wasting Disease and the occasional ...
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Cattle and bison imports from Mexico will resume following new screwworm inspection protocol
Cattle and bison imports from Mexico are scheduled to resume soon, according to a recent announcement by the United States ...
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Looking To The Past: Screwworm outbreak in Mexico renews concern in the U.S.
There are a lot of threats to Texas’ white-tailed deer population including Chronic Wasting Disease and the occasional ...
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Mexico resumes cattle exports to U.S. after screwworm scare
Mexico will resume cattle exports to the United States starting this week, after the detection of screwworm parasites ...
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It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild
At Punta Leon in Argentina, researchers Luciana Gallo, holding the red bucket, and Marcela Uhart take samples from deceased wild animals to test for bird flu ... "We've gone from this concept of dead ...