The folks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are hoping for the best and preparing ...

Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

The United States is preparing to carry out a bold and surprising plan to fight a deadly threat — flesh-eating maggots. Flesh-Eating Maggots Threaten Livestock and Wildlife These maggots are the ...

According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.

It was the early 1960s, but I vividly remember being at a summer camp just west of Kerrville when something drifted down from ...

Key progress” has been made against the New World screwworm, the U.S. ag secretary says, adding that there has been no ...

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

Texas officials and organizations reacted positively to the announcement of a sterile fly dispersal facility coming to South ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico ...

In Central Texas and across the state, officials are preparing for an outbreak of the New World screwworm, a parasite ...