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U.S. to spend $850M fighting screwworm fly that's threatening Texas livestock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Agriculture Secretary met on Friday to announce steps to battle an invasive species that ...

In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms

The devastating pests have crossed Central America. Despite stepped-up efforts, there are not enough sterile flies to stop ...

Texas working to develop new weapons in its battle to halt New World screwworm before it gets to border

Texas Agriculture Department debuts new Swormlure traps, Ivermectin feed additives and a cattle vaccine to combat New World ...
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Screwworm Coalition launches resource website

The Screwworm Coalition of Texas, a coalition of 13 Texas groups, has launched a new website to deliver reliable information.

How Texas plans to fight a deadly threat moving closer to ranches

Texas just revealed its new defense to protect its $15B cattle industry from the deadly New World Screwworm, now just 370 miles from the state.

From the Ground Up: Growing concern surrounding the New World Screwworm

It was, in part, to keep the New World Screwworm from entering the U.S. It’s a tiny parasitic fly but it could have ...

USDA announces $750M sterile fly breeding program to protect cattle from Mexican flesh-eating maggots

The USDA has announced a new sterile fly breeding site in southern Texas to protect American cattle from the deadly New World ...

Texas launches new weapon to protect cattle industry from deadly screwworm

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is rolling out a high-tech weapon in the fight against the New World Screwworm (NWS ...