The New World screwworm, eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, could again pose a threat to Texas livestock, the beef ...

According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.

Abbott directs the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks & Wildlife to form a joint response team to combat the New ...

Greg Abbott directed two agencies to assemble a response team to combat the New World screwworm, which poses a serious threat ...

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the ...

The New World screwworm parasite has been detected in Mexico, prompting the U.S. Agriculture Department to launch an $8.5 ...

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The New World screwworm is posing a serious threat to Texas livestock, the beef industry, and the broader state economy.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is ordering the establishment of a new Texas New World Screwworm Response Team. Abbott is ...

With the flesh-eating screwworm inching toward Texas, the state will commission a team to fight the parasitic fly and protect ...