After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

Climate change could be helping the flesh-eating screwworm fly spread, undoing decades of progress — and the USDA isn’t doing ...

Screwworm outbreak in Mexico leads to six human cases and a U.S. livestock import ban, threatening public health and cattle ...

According to A&M AgriLife, the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended importations of cattle, horses and bison from Mexico ...

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done.

On May 11, 2025 the U.S. suspended live animal imports from Mexico. This brought to a standstill the importation of feeder ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ongoing partnership with Mexico to combat the new world screwworm (NWS). This afternoon ...

Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the ...

New World Screwworm breaches containment near U.S. border. USDA warns of $1.9B risk to Texas cattle alone. Learn about the ...

For the second time in under six months, the U.S. is closed to cattle, sheep and bison imports through ports of entry along the southern border. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the ...

A growing threat is moving closer to New Mexico ranches, and it could impact dinner tables and jobs across the state. The New ...

The New World screwworm has been making headlines lately, and in Texas, which is not stranger to the insect, it’s top of mind for many.