M will be invested in proposals to enhance detection, rapid response, control and eradication capabilities and tools.
Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN
Texas A&M AgriLife gets share of $105M for New World screwworm research
The university system will lead seven projects and contribute to seven more focused on detection, control and eradication ...
Ranchers are waiting for hundreds of millions of sterile flies to be produced, or for a technological breakthrough.
Experts say early detection, wound care, and veterinary-guided treatment are the best defenses against New World screwworm.
The USDA is funding 40 projects to improve detection and response to New World screwworm, aiming to protect livestock and ...
After 60 years of successful eradication, NWS has been detected in Texas. Understand the history of this parasite, the ...
The next agricultural biosecurity crisis probably won’t announce itself years in advance like the screwworm did.
So far, the worm has been confirmed in Texas and New Mexico by the USDA. Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell released a statement on June 10 emphasizing that no cases have been ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN
The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook?
Faced with a modern outbreak that could endure for decades, historical documents are offering officials solutions to ...
Monday's confirmation brings the total number of cases in the U.S. to 16, per the Department of Agriculture.
A parasite the United States held at bay half a century ago is back in the cattle belt at the worst possible moment. A ...
The New World screwworm has now been detected in three Texas counties, including a case in a West Texas dog. Is Florida at risk?
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