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(USDA | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) The New World Screwworm has broken through barriers and into Mexico, as livestock producers in the ...
The flesh-eating The flesh-eating New World screwworm fly is spreading north through Central America toward the US after decades of eradication. Learn why it's returning and what's being done to stop ...
“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 ...
A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, ...
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 fly. The item was brought to the attention of the commissioner’s court by ...
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 ...
The New World screwworm has come back with a vengeance in Mexico. This time, however, it is not only animals targeted, but people as well.
In this opinion piece, GOP Reps. Frank Lucas and Tony Gonzales argue that establishment of a new sterile fly production ...