Cattle and bison imports from Mexico are scheduled to resume soon, according to a recent announcement by the United States ...

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

With screwworms advancing northward into Mexico, veterinarians must prepare for the possibility of widespread infestations ...

The New World screwworm is the stuff of nightmares. Named for its habit of screwing into the living flesh of warm-blooded animals with its razor-sharp mouth hooks, they are maggots — the larvae ...

The New World screwworm fly was eradicated in the US in the mid-1960s, but a new sighting in southern Mexico has authorities in Texas on alert for a little insect that can do a lot of damage.

While unpleasant to think about, the reality is that worms are quite common in dogs. In a recent study, researchers found intestinal parasites in more than 20 percent of dogs and 85 percent of dog ...

An adult New World screwworm (NWS) fly, which is about the size of a common housefly (or slightly larger). Photo courtesy of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Late last year, ...

Signs of screwworm infection can include irritated or depressed behavior, loss of appetite, head shaking, smell of decaying flesh, presence of fly larvae in wounds, or isolation from other animals or ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — The New World screwworm is the stuff of nightmares. Named for its habit of screwing into the living flesh of warm-blooded animals with its razor-sharp mouth hooks, they are ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture banned Mexican cattle imports after a screwworm was found on a cow near the Mexican-Guatemala border. That discovery has led Texas officials to warn the public ...

Give a screwworm an inch, and it’ll take a mile. This pernicious pest, which, in its adult form, has bulging orange eyes and a metallic blue-green body, has held insecta non grata status in ...