The latest screwworm outbreak in cattle has led to clashing ideas about how to control it.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite eradicated decades ago, has re-emerged in the U ...

The New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds and burrows into skin. While human infections are rare, the insect poses an existential threat to cattle farming and dairy production. And it has ...

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The U.S. agriculture secretary is downplaying the threat posed by the spreading screwworm now compared with her more dire remarks last year.

Arizona is boosting its defenses against the New World screwworm as the deadly parasite threatens U.S. livestock again.

For the first time in 50 years, widespread infections by the New World screwworm must be fought on U.S. soil, as its larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals in Texas and New Mexico.

An Oklahoma State University entomologist dispels common New World screwworm myths and shares tips for monitoring livestock ...

In response to the detection of New World screwworm in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted the export of live animals to Mexico. Those changes include horses, as the ...

Politicians of both political parties have blamed either the Trump or the Biden administration for the arrival of the New ...

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For the first time in decades, screwworms have been confirmed in the U.S. Southwest. Now, NC officials are working to stop the spread.