Arizona prepares for flesh-eating fly after cases move toward US border

Arizona's agriculture and animal health experts are preparing against potential cases of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly detected in Mexico.

‘One-two punch’ needed to eradicate New World screwworm

Texas officials are urging ranchers and those with livestock to take preventative measures to stop the New World Screwworm from infecting herds should the pest cross north of the border.
Agri-Pulse

Screwworm outbreak moves toward U.S. border; USDA promises action to spur cattle production

New World screwworm has been detected in an 8-month-old calf less than 70 miles south of the Texas border near a major ...
The Fence Post

NCBA calls for construction of screwworm sterile fly facility

Following the announcement Sunday that New World screwworm has been detected in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, the National Cattlemen’s Beef ...
Texas Standard

Texas wildlife experts prepare for arrival of parasitic fly

Ranchers are anxiously watching for news on the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that was a major pest in Texas the 1960s ...

USDA on alert as deadly screwworm inches toward Texas

in a sterile fly production facility in Edinburg aimed at releasing flies to collapse wild screwworm populations. The USDA ...