US farmers and officials are worried about the arrival of screwworm in Texas after a calf was found with the flesh-eating parasite.
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By Heather Schlitz, Reuters
The New World screwworm fly lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings such. The maggots then burrow into and feed on living tissue.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it suspects that the the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.
