Here’s where things stand with New World screwworm in Texas – Houston Public Media
New World screwworm larva will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in…
‘MAGA Warrior’ Texas ag chief blasts USDA over a flesh-eating pest threatening America’s beef supply
A flesh-eating parasite’s reemergence in Texas after six decades isn’t just threatening to impose millions of dollars in…
Rollins calls Texas ag chief ‘unserious’ amid screwworm threat
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, center, poses for a photo with Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Blayne Arthur,…
Parasitic screwworm sightings move beyond Texas
Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in…
Texas activates Emergency Operation Center in response to flesh-eating parasite
FILE: Director of Research and Education for the Texas Invasive Species Institute Ashley Morgan-Olvera on the threats hammerhead…
First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas
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Texas farmers react to New World screwworm case
TEXAS — After years of anticipation, officials found New World screwworm in Texas, putting the agriculture industry on…
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite | Ap
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New…
U.S. confirms second Texas screwworm case
Cattle are herded in a stable on June 5, 2026 in Dublin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images…
Texas governor wants to speed up work on fly factory to fight pest
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New…
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite | National News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New…
Second New World screwworm case found in Texas, USDA reports
TEXAS — The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed a second New World screwworm case in…