DOGE cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.

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…

Screwworm detected on farm decades after livestock threat was first eradicated in the United States.

Flesh-eating screwworms threaten US cattle, potentially raising beef prices amid a declining herd and import restrictions.

Cuts the department made to USAID included a program dedicated to preventing the spread of the screwworm across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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…

US farmers and officials are worried about the arrival of screwworm in Texas after a calf was found with the flesh-eating parasite.

A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been confirmed in Texas. This new detection is just miles from the first U.S. case in decades. The parasite deposits eggs…

WASHINGTON, June 6 — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it has detected a second case of a dangerous livestock pest whose flesh-eating larvae can kill…

"Further pressure on the U.S. cattle herd, extending what has already been a multi-year downcycle..."

New World screwworm larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, creating severe wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.

USDA has identified a second case of the flesh-eating screwworm fly in Texas on Saturday, just days after a first occurrence in a one-year-old calf

DOGE cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.

Screwworms are back thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump—and beef may get a lot more expensive.

Two more animal cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm have been detected in Texas, bringing the total to four, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.The…

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that potentially could devastate the nation’s…

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that potentially could devastate the nation’s…

Scientists expect a handful of new cases could pop up in the coming days and weeks

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

While the New World Screwworm was first thought to be just a threat in Mexico, it has now become a reality in the United States. Late last week, what was though