Two new cases push U.S. screwworm totals to 27 as a Mexico sterile fly plant opens. See the Texas county breakdown and ...

A dog in Texas was infected with New World screwworm, a fly with larvae that feed on living tissue in warm-blooded animals.

Austin Wildlife Rescue has issued some new intake guidelines following the recent cases of New World screwworm in Texas.

There is bipartisan agreement that the country is not producing nearly enough sterile flies to combat the flesh-eating parasite, which threatens to wreak havoc on Texas’ livestock industry.

The USDA stressed that “the current risk to animals and people in the United States is very low.” ...

The USDA is paying for more Texas screwworm inspectors and funding $105 million for 40 research projects to stop the parasite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Larvae hatch from New World screwworm eggs within about 24 hours before burrowing into the infested animal’s wound to feed on ...

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 larvae feed exclusively on ...

Flesh-eating screwworms confirmed in South Texas as USDA deploys strike team and sterile flies while ranchers brace for possible agricultural disaster.

Detections of the New World screwworm have expanded, and Tennessee has implemented new safety measures for livestock being ...

State ag officials and Republican lawmakers are debating whether to reopen the southern border to livestock amid the New ...