The flesh-eating New World screwworm fly was found in Texas last week for the first time since 1966.

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.

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…

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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...

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Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a resurgent pest that…

Five cases of the New World screwworm parasite have been found in Texas and New Mexico.

The flesh-eating New World screwworm fly was found in Texas last week for the first time since 1966.