More recently, it saw a resurgence in 2016 in the Florida Keys, killing more than 130 deer before being ... Although screwworm has not been detected in American cattle, USDA says the number ...

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

“Protecting American livestock from foreign ... As recently as 2016, a resurgence of screwworm in the Florida Keys killed more than 130 deer before the pest was eliminated from the region ...

The screwworm is a parasite that can spread by flies into open wounds on animals like deer or cattle. “Screwworms, if a cow has it and you’re within 100 feet of it, you know it,” said Texas ...

The maggot, known as the New World screwworm, can infect cattle, deer, pets and even humans. The New World screwworm, so named because it can burrow into an open wound like a screw driving into ...

According to APHIS, New World screwworm (NWS) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal.