"Certain drugs to treat screwworm infection are not licensed in the U.S., having been unnecessary for half a century." ...

Screwworm outbreak in Mexico leads to six human cases and a U.S. livestock import ban, threatening public health and cattle ...

Having an infestation of screwworms would impact Texas as well as the rest of the U.S. With the potential for a number of risks, U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are hoping to fund an operation ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ongoing ...

After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ultimately pushing the fly back to its original range in South America.

Rollins also announced the USDA invested $21 million in renovating an existing fruit fly production facility in Metapa, ...

New World Screwworm, a devastating parasite that eats cattle and other wild animals alive, is traveling north from Central ...

A small, pale maggot about a half-inch long could cost New Mexico cattle ranchers greatly if it gets back into the country. One of the state's senators introduced new legislation to combat the New ...

The parasite has devastated thousands south of the U.S. A recent northward surge in cases triggered emergency measures from ...

In May, the Secretary of Agriculture suspended live cattle, horses, and bison through U.S. southern border ports of entry due ...