Although no Texas cases had been reported as of Tuesday, Johnson County Commissioner Larry Woolley warned of a potential screwworm fly infestation in mid to late summer. In May, the U.S. Department of ...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins was questioned by several House Ag Committee members about USDA’s cuts, including the impact of the 6,000 DOGE firings at the agency, that were later reinstated by the ...

A bill introduced in Congress aims to safeguard livestock and wildlife in Texas and the U.S. from the New World screwworm, a ...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Rural Crimes Investigative Unit (RCIU) and the Livestock and Farm Protection Task Force are aware of the false statement made last week regarding New World ...

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says the threat of New World Screwworm (NWS) is a top priority. Brooke Rollins told the U.S. House Agriculture Committee Wednesday that an announcement will come ...

The New World Screwworm (NWS), a fly that is causing great concern in the livestock industry, has broken out of the Central American country of Panama’s containment barrier and has ...

Some of the biggest disease threats to U.S. livestock can infect multiple species. Swine Health Information Center executive director Dr. Megan Niederwerder says Foot and Mouth Disease, New World ...

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.4% in May compared to a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest ...

New world screwworm wreaked havoc on the livestock industry in the 1960s and 70s and now, it may be coming back.

The name screwworm refers to the feeding behavior exhibited by the maggots as they burrow (screw) into the wound. These ...

A new study weighs the rare ethical justification for genome-driven extinction of harmful species like screwworms, mosquitoes ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month stopped the movement of cows, horses and bison between Mexico and the U.S.