A parasitic fly that could do major damage to livestock has arrived in Texas. The USDA says it’s ready to fight, but some say ...

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 ...

Texas screwworm cases are rising. Learn symptoms, risks to pets, and how the parasite spreads across counties.

The New World screwworm, which was found in the United States in June for the first time in decades, often chooses livestock ...

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 said the only animal affected was a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, after larvae were identified in its umbilical area.

The majority of the sterile flies have been released along the Texas-Mexican border and in counties where there have been ...

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

USDA says containment efforts under way Feeder cattle futures rally over 3% Texas livestock industry faces up to $1.8 billion in economic losses if screwworm spreads, experts warn LA PRYOR, Texas, ...

The USDA is testing a suspected case of New World screwworm in South Texas. This parasitic fly, which impacts livestock and other warm-blooded animals, had been eradicated from the U.S. for decades.

Texas logged 4 screwworm cases in nearly mid-way through July after 31 in June. See how the outbreak stands and the county ...

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