Before now it was the impact of screwworm back in the 1960s and to a lesser degree again in the 1970s. The screwworm outbreak was something that happened before most of today’s hunters were even ...

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panama, while officially declared screwworm-free, still faces ongoing challenges with screwworm infestations, particularly in the eastern part of the country bordering ...

Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for working swiftly to protect the U.S. cattle herd from the threat of New World screwworm. Today’s announcement from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...

As a result, the region’s fight against the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) is expected to take a hit. Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Hon. Jose Mai reported last week ...

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 ...

Adult New World screwworm fly, characterized by its large orange eyes and bluish or greenish metallic body and three back stripes. (Image by Judy Gallagher/lCreative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic ...

Tom McDowall's Kawerau vermicast operation, which uses worms to turn biosolids from council wastewater treatment plants around the Bay of Plenty into fertiliser, continues to expand. A worm farm ...

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 ...

The screwworm fly is what authorities, ranchers, and everyone else in the cattle business is worried about. According to KXXV.com, the fly is attracted to scratches and open wounds on cattle.

New World Screwworm larva and fly The New World Screwworm is classified as a highly destructive parasitic fly, primarily targeting livestock and other animals that burrows into the flesh of animals.

Leidos Biomedical, formerly known as SAIC-Frederick and a subsidiary of the company Leidos, was first awarded a contract to manage the lab's day-to-day operations in 1995. The contract was renewed ...

The New World Screwworm is making its way further north through the Americas. “It has always had the attention of the livestock community, especially in Texas,” said Dan Suiter, an entomologist with ...