This flesh-eating fly, known as the lucille moth, is wreaking havoc on the American continent, particularly in South America.

Mexico will resume cattle exports to the United States starting this week, after the detection of screwworm parasites ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

The USDA bans Mexican cattle imports after screwworm discovery, prompting Texas officials to warn about the parasite's threat ...

There are a lot of threats to Texas’ white-tailed deer population including Chronic Wasting Disease and the occasional ...

Texas wildlife officials are warning the state’s cattle industry to be on the lookout for a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly for animals.

The New World screwworm is a fly that has a particularly gory way of harming our cattle. Female NWS flies lay their eggs in open wounds or body orifices. When the larvae hatch, they burrow deep ...

Named for its habit of screwing into the living flesh of warm-blooded animals with its razor-sharp mouth hooks, they are ...

A deadly parasite is being blamed for a halt in cattle imports from Mexico into the United States. The ban on imported cattle ...

The New World screwworm, so named because it can burrow into an open wound like a screw driving into wood, is the larvae of an invasive fly, which deposits its larvae into an open wound.

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