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Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...
After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.
USDA suspended the import of live cattle, bison and horses through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border as of May 11 ...
(USDA | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) The New World Screwworm has broken through barriers and into Mexico, as livestock producers in the ...
Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the screwworm, a parasitic pest, is likely to cross the ...
Two Guatemalan pilots and a Mexican agronomist engineer have died after their plane crashed in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala as they freed sterile flies meant to stop the spread of ...
USDA and Mexico announce $21 million investment to combat New World screwworm as cattle experts closely watch developments.
A plane crash in southern Mexico resulted in the deaths of two Guatemalan pilots and a Mexican agronomist engineer as they ...
Cherokee County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday which supports federal action combating the new world screwworm fly. The item was brought to the attention of the commissioner’s court by ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month stopped the movement of cows, horses and bison between Mexico and the U.S.
Texas rancher Donnell Brown joins us to share his concerns over threats of New World Screwworm to the cattle industries in ...
With no U.S. cases yet, AgriLife's upcoming session will highlight crucial screwworm prevention strategies for ranchers.