East TN cattle farmer, UT expert prepare for potential screwworm outbreak
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to contain an outbreak of the flesh-eating…
Texas launches ‘war’ on screwworm: What to know about the deadly pest
Texas and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are waging war against the New World Screwworm as detections of…
New World Screwworm Spreads in Texas, Threatening Calgary Stampede Competitors
While the New World Screwworm was first thought to be just a threat in Mexico, it has now…
Screwworm sightings move beyond Texas as leaders work on solution
Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in…
New World screwworm cases escalate Texas response, disaster aid
As the number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the U.S. grows to four, Texas and the…
Arkansas ranchers urged to watch for screwworm after Texas case
The confirmation of a New World Screwworm in a calf near the Texas-Mexico border has prompted Arkansas livestock…
‘Overreaction’? Canada bars Texas livestock over New World screwworm
Canada temporarily banned Texas livestock due to the ongoing spread of New World screwworm, officials announced June 5.…
Second screwworm case confirmed in Texas about 100 miles from San Antonio
A second case of the New World Screwworm, the flesh-eating parasite that infects calves and poses threats to…
A second cow in Texas has been found infected with screwworm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected the second incident of a New World screwworm infecting a calf in…
Screwworm Cases Multiply in Texas as Canada Bars State Cattle
Zavala County, Texas – A second case of screwworm has been confirmed on a ranch roughly five miles…
US Screwworm Outbreak Spreads As Canada Bans Texas Cattle
A second case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasitic fly, has been confirmed in a calf…
Flesh-eating New World screwworm found in Texas calf, USDA says
Flesh-eating screwworm could drive up cost of beef if not contained 02:32 The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed…