The United States spent about two decades and released more than 94 billion sterile male flies to wipe out the New World ...

As the New World screwworm has resurged in North America, it's infesting both livestock and people, a new report shows. Reading time 3 minutes The resurgence of the New World screwworm fly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known ...

The busiest livestock crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border closed in May 2025 in response to New World screwworm infestations.

A ranch horse in Presidio County has tested positive for the flesh-eating parasite, marking the outbreak's first equine case as officials warn livestock owners to stay alert.

A flesh‑eating fly thought eradicated decades ago has been found in Texas, its first return to the United States in generations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of New World ...

The return of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s, has raised fresh concerns about whether it could threaten the nation's food supply. Unlike other ...

By Cassandra Garrison REDFORD, Texas, Sept 5 (Reuters) - When sheriff's deputies intercepted a trailer carrying six horses near the border town of Redford, Texas, they uncovered more than a livestock ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The federal government has authorized another weapon in the fight ...

The Department of Agriculture said on Aug. 10 that a Texas facility ⁠for breeding sterile flies to combat screwworm will open ahead of schedule in spring 2027. New World screwworm is a pest that ...

As the U.S. begins reopening its southern border to cattle from Mexico, the flesh-eating parasite that caused the closure more than a year ago has not been eradicated — and there still isn’t an ...

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue.© ...