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

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that beef prices will reach new highs in 2026, as beef production is forecast to ...

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 ...

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

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

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

In a formal letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), R-CALF USA’s Animal Health Committee called for swift approval to add ivermectin ...

Egg prices in the U.S. dropped 11% in May, reaching their lowest point since December This comes as consumer demand remained ...

What makes the larvae of this fly peculiar and deadly is that it feeds on the tissue of living animals rather than dead ones through small cuts found on their flesh.

On ranches in South Texas, the mood is tense as word is reaching ranchers about the spreading of New World Screwworms. These are flesh-eating parasites that target warm-blooded animals.