NWS is a deadly parasitic infection that can "kill a full-grown cow within one to two weeks," said NPR. When affected, the ...

Entomologists got rid of screwworms by using nuclear radiation to sterilize millions of male screwworms in a lab, which were ...

New World Screwworm spreads from Mexico, prompting US cattle import ban. This threatens beef supply and could drive prices ...

A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to the US border in Texas. The devastating ...

The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere. It lays eggs in ...

To protect the United States from a new threat posed by an old foe – the New World screwworm – the U.S.-Mexico border was ...

NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...

Try to put eyes on your herd, as much as possible, look out for anything abnormal,” said J. Scott Herod, who owns a ranch and ...

A small, pale maggot about a half-inch long could cost New Mexico cattle ranchers greatly if it gets back into the country. One of the state's senators introduced new legislation to combat the New ...

In response to the growing concern about the New World screwworm, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a free webinar on Monday, June 9, from 2-4:30 p.m. to provide more information to ...

To say the New World Screwworm is a nasty parasite would be an understatement. The flesh-eating scourge that tortures cattle ...

In response to the spread within 700 miles of the Texas border, Washington halted cattle imports from Mexico in May. But what ...