On Dec. 3, 2025, the Texas Department of Agriculture reported in a press release that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had ...

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which have been detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.

APHIS confirms a New World screwworm case in a 22-month-old bovine transported from Veracruz to a feedlot in Nuevo León.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new website to provide information about a parasitic fly that could be a threat to livestock. Stakeholders in the industry ...

Texas lawmakers heard conflicting reports on the state’s readiness to fight the New World Screwworm, which is approaching the ...

Researchers are trapping and tracking the New World screwworm to detect it early before it threatens livestock. The previous ...

New World screwworm continues to be a top concern for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the cattle industry. USDA recently announced the launch of a new website, www.screwworm.gov, which is ...

It's the northernmost active case of the flesh-eating parasite.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Wednesday issued the following statement after being notified by the U.S.

New World screwworm ( Cochliomyia hominivorax) is once again an active threat in the Americas. Cases in Mexico have risen and detections are approaching the US border, while federal agencies and ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is trading barbs with the Trump administration over its response to a parasitic pest that continues to make its way north in Mexico — and could threaten the ...

DECATUR, Illinois (Reuters) -The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country's only one so far this year and poses no risk to the farm sector, a U.S. Department ...