Erstmals seit 1966 hat die Neuwelt-Schraubenwurmfliege nachweislich ein Kalb in den USA befallen. Das Insekt legt seine Eier in offene Wunden von Tieren, in seltenen Fällen auch von Menschen.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas

A case of flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. It is the first time this parasitic fly – whose…

The USDA said the only animal affected was a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, after larvae were identified in its umbilical area.

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the case was in a 3-week-old calf in LaPryor, Texas, about 50 miles from the Mexico border

The case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said late Wednesday.

Erstmals seit 1966 hat die Neuwelt-Schraubenwurmfliege nachweislich ein Kalb in den USA befallen. Das Insekt legt seine Eier in offene Wunden von Tieren, in seltenen Fällen auch…

Erstmals seit 1966 hat die Neuwelt-Schraubenwurmfliege nachweislich ein Kalb in den USA befallen. Das Insekt legt seine Eier in offene Wunden von Tieren, in seltenen Fällen auch…

De parasiet rukt al jaren op vanuit Zuid-Amerika, maar is nu voor het eerst in jaren weer vastgesteld in Texas. Daar werd al ingezet op bestrijding.

The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf.

The parasitic fly has resurged throughout the Americas since 2023.

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.

The United States said on Thursday that the New World screwworm (NWS) fly, a dangerous livestock pest whose flesh-eating larvae can kill cattle, has been detected in a calf in…

AP – The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion US cattle industry for the first time in 60 years, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in…

In de Amerikaanse staat Texas zijn larven van de schroefwormvlieg gevonden in een kalfje. De vleesetende parasiet was eerder uitgeroeid in het land. De VS heeft miljoenen dollars…

One infected calf has the $113 billion cattle industry reaching for syringes — and the USDA dropping 4 million sterile flies a week to win a mating war.