A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, ...

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 ...

It’s no longer a question of whether we’ll see a return of New World screwworm in the U.S.—but a matter of when. That’s according to Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NC ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, ...

The New World screwworm has come back with a vengeance in Mexico. This time, however, it is not only animals targeted, but people as well.

Parasitic larvae from flies known as New World screwworm are infesting cattle in Mexico, and officials are racing to slow ...

Although no Texas cases had been reported as of Tuesday, Johnson County Commissioner Larry Woolley warned of a potential screwworm fly infestation in mid to late summer. In May, the U.S. Department of ...

By Seth Millstein for Sentient. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Oklahoma News Service reporting for the ...

Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the screwworm, a parasitic pest, is likely to cross the ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not ...

Commissioners passed a resolution on June 9, encouraging state and national action to prevent the reintroduction of the New World Screwworm to Texas.

In this opinion piece, GOP Reps. Frank Lucas and Tony Gonzales argue that establishment of a new sterile fly production ...