“From the 1930s to the 1960s, the effort to control and eradicate New World screwworm in the United States costs more than $52 million, adjusted for inflation to today’s value that’s closer to $675 ...

USDA suspended the import of live cattle, bison and horses through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border as of May 11 ...

What is the New World screwworm? The flesh-eating fly making a comeback - ANALYSIS: After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central ...

Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the screwworm, a parasitic pest, is likely to cross the ...

It’s no longer a question of whether we’ll see a return of New World screwworm in the U.S.—but a matter of when. That’s according to Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NC ...

Cherokee County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday which supports federal action combating the new world screwworm ...

Myiasis is the official term for a screwworm infestation of living tissue, and it can kill the host creature in one to two weeks if not treated. Thankfully, myiasis is survivable if treated with ...

Countless diseases and life-threatening pests have been eradicated worldwide. When what was once eradicated makes a comeback, though, there is cause for concern both for social and economic reasons. A ...

Frank Lucas and Tony Gonzales argue that establishment of a new sterile fly production facility is crucial to fighting a ...

In this opinion piece, GOP Reps. Frank Lucas and Tony Gonzales argue that establishment of a new sterile fly production ...

Commissioners passed a resolution on June 9, encouraging state and national action to prevent the reintroduction of the New World Screwworm to Texas.

In a formal letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), R-CALF USA’s Animal Health Committee called for swift approval to add ivermectin ...