A local agricultural research foundation is focused on spreading awareness of a potential parasitic fly outbreak in South ...

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

Entomologists got rid of screwworms by using nuclear radiation to sterilize millions of male screwworms in a lab, which were ...

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

New World screwworms used to be a constant concern for ranchers, until they were eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s. Now ...

A deepening crisis is unfolding along the U.S.-Mexico border as parasitic larvae from New World screwworm flies infest cattle ...

With no U.S. cases yet, AgriLife's upcoming session will highlight crucial screwworm prevention strategies for ranchers.

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 ...

NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...

USDA and Mexico announce $21 million investment to combat New World screwworm as cattle experts closely watch developments.

Missouri authorities are investigating a fake press release about the damaging livestock pest New World screwworm that ...

Two Guatemalan pilots and a Mexican agronomist engineer have died after their plane crashed in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala as they freed sterile flies meant to stop the spread of sc ...