Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration in a preemptive response to the potential spread of the New World ...
A type of flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback — and it’s creeping toward the United States. The new world screwworm is a blowfly whose larvae burrow into animal wounds and gorge on living tissue.
Texas issued a disaster declaration over a flesh-eating fly that's not yet been detected in the state. But if it does make it ...
California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living flesh and once devastated U.S. livestock. By monitoring traps and ...
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide health advisory on Tuesday as a flesh-eating fly nears the United States' border. CDC officials warned doctors, public ...
A New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was discovered just south of the Texas border, raising alarms among cattle growers and ag officials. The fly lays eggs in cattle and other warm-blooded ...
State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...
New World screwworm larva close up, and the mouth hooks they use to eat living flesh. The last time the New World screwworm invaded the U.S., it devastated livestock and required a decades-long ...
Missouri and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. State and federal officials are gearing up to ...
State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...