Researchers pushed screwworms out of Texas by the 1970s. Now that they are on their way back, agriculture leaders and ...

The return of the screwworm is more than a serious threat. It is also a test of our readiness. We’ve beaten it before, and we can do it again.

With cattle numbers declining and beef prices on the rise, leaders in the Texas Panhandle are now closely monitoring the threat of the New World screwworm.

The Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND) has formally reached out to our state veterinarians, urging them to support the indefinite closure of the U.S.–Mexico border to live cattle ...

The New World screwworm is a fly larva that infests the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including humans, that causes ...

A flesh-eating parasite spreading across Mexico and Central America has placed the U.S. on high alert, but government ...

Health authorities in Mexico have confirmed the country’s first known human fatality caused by the screwworm parasite, a ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn took to the floor Monday to address the growing New World screwworm threat and advocate for more ...

The deadly parasitic New World screwworm has been spotted less than 400 miles from the Southwest border and is threatening ...

In an effort to combat the invasive New World screwworm, Texas ranchers are dropping sterile flies from planes.

Calls for tougher actions to halt cattle trafficking are growing amid concerns over the spread of the screwworm parasite in ...