The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of ...

Understanding the New World screwworm blowfly and its behavior underscores why it is so dangerous to the livestock industry.

The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...

The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than ...

The image, the smell, the emotions: five cattle producers and veterinarians from around the world share their first-hand ...

The New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite, is making a concerning comeback. Learn about the screwworm's threat to ...

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) sent (Dec. 12, 2024) a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting the U.S.

The U.S. closes its southern border due to New World screwworm fly, a flesh-eating parasite that has decimated cattle ranches in the past.

Texas played a critical role in eradicating this pest from the United States in the 1960s and will do so again if the need ...

The US has closed its ports of entry to Mexican cattle for fear of the parasitic, flesh-eating worm spreading north.

Secretary Rollins takes decisive action and shuts down U.S. Southern border ports to livestock trade due to further northward ...

The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.