Adult New World screwworm flies resemble the common blowfly but have multiple distinguishing features.

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

The latest case of new world screwworm was identified in Veracruz, around 370 miles south of the US-Mexico border.

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

To combat an outbreak of flesh-eating New World screwworm flies in the US, the country is taking the threat to livestock ...

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

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.

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