Texas played a critical role in eradicating this pest from the United States in the 1960s and will do so again if the need ...

By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...

Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.

Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

New cases of screwworms on July 8 in Veracruz, Mexico has caused the U.S. to close southern borders to livestock imports.

Texas officials and organizations reacted positively to the announcement of a sterile fly dispersal facility coming to South ...

The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of ...

The U.S. has again ceased livestock imports from Mexico related to the presence of the parasitic New World screwworm fly closer to the border.

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the invasive fly before it even starts.

Experts will discuss surveillance, response and the latest news about the New World screwworm during a workshop on July 23 in Uvalde.

A detection of the New World Screwworm closer to the United States will keep the ports closed to livestock from Mexico.