The New World Screwworm is a fly larva that finds its home in the wounds, nostrils, and even the eyes of warm-blooded animals ...
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a statement on January 7, 2025 regarding live animals originating ...
The insidious screwworm flies lay eggs in any body entrance—open wounds like barb wire scrapes, tick bites, nasal and eye ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent out an advisory warning hunters, livestock owners, and outdoorsy folks near the ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says that female New World Screwworm flies are "drawn to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded animal." There, just one fly can lay up ...
A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...
The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like ...
Texas officials issue warning about dangerous New World Screwworm parasite detected in Mexico, spreading north.
Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.
Despite there currently being no confirmed identifications of NWS in Texas, it was recently detected in a cow at a checkpoint ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says to look out for evidence of the New World Screwworm affecting animals, especially near the state's southern border.