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U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done.
Screwworm infestations typically start from small wounds or injuries. According to Vickers, something as minor as a tick bite ...
The screwworm is getting closer to invading Texas and the United States and it's raising alarms across the state and nation, ...
New World Screwworm breaches containment near U.S. border. USDA warns of $1.9B risk to Texas cattle alone. Learn about the ...
The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae infest and feed on warm-blooded animals, including livestock, ...
The New World screwworm has been making headlines lately, and in Texas, which is not stranger to the insect, it’s top of mind for many.
A new surge of screwworms is threatening South Texas livestock.
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz co-introduced a bill to build an American facility that would curb the reproduction of ...
A New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Mexico has raised alarms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The impact on ...
The threat from the flesh-eating maggots, known as the New World Screwworm, has suspended live cattle imports through the ...
McALLEN Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the nation’s multi-billion-dollar cattle industry. The screwworm ...
Texas farmers worry the facility won’t be constructed and operational soon enough to prevent an outbreak. “This is going to be catastrophic for the areas where this screwworm fly ends up ...