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The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies
Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.
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apnews.com
A screwworm fly that bedeviled cattle ranchers decades ago has returned to Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.
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abcnews.com
Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
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Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
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cnn.com
Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production | CNN
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…
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cnbc.com
Flesh-eating screwworm is confirmed in the U.S., officials say
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…
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huffpost.com
Screwworm Fly Detected In Texas Decades After Cattle Threat Was Largely Eradicated In U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it suspects that the the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.
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arstechnica.com
Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says
With the case confirmed, it is the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.
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medpagetoday.com
Screwworm Fly Detected in Texas Decades After Cattle Threat Largely Eradicated
The flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry
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nbcnews.com
Flesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herd
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.
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euronews.com
Flesh-eating fly detected in US cattle, decades after being eradicated
A parasitic fly whose larvae feasts on living flesh has been confirmed in cattle in south Texas, years after it was deemed eradicated in the country.
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aljazeera.com
First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?
The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf.
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upi.com
First case of flesh-eating screwworm in 60 years confirmed in U.S. - UPI.com
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating screwworm fly in the United States in 60 years, threatening livestock.
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gizmodo.com
Flesh-Eating Screwworm Maggots Are Back in the US
The parasitic fly has resurged throughout the Americas since 2023.
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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.
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pbs.org
Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in U.S.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said there have been no other detections of the fly in the U.S., and officials were quick to say that while the fly’s larvae are a threat to…
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wired.com
Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US
The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare…
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nautil.us
Screwworms Are Back. Here’s How We Eliminated Them the First Time
Screwworms Are Back. Here’s How We Eliminated Them the First Time: Screwworms used plagued the livestock industry for decades
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sciencealert.com
Rare Flesh-Eating Parasite Confirmed in Texas For First Time Since 1966
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…
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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its U.S. reappearance
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae…
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The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies
Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.