New World screwworms used to be a constant concern for ranchers, until they were eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s. Now ...

Missouri authorities are investigating a fake press release about the damaging livestock pest New World screwworm that ...

With no U.S. cases yet, AgriLife's upcoming session will highlight crucial screwworm prevention strategies for ranchers.

After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

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

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

An investigation is underway after rumors began swirling about New World Screwworm being found in Missouri, according to the ...

USDA and Mexico announce $21 million investment to combat New World screwworm as cattle experts closely watch developments.

Screwworm outbreak in Mexico leads to six human cases and a U.S. livestock import ban, threatening public health and cattle ...

Having an infestation of screwworms would impact Texas as well as the rest of the U.S. With the potential for a number of ...

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

Two Guatemalan pilots and a Mexican agronomist engineer have died after their plane crashed in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala as they freed sterile flies meant to stop the spread of ...