A flesh-eating parasite that once ravaged Texas livestock is creeping back—and the state is stepping it to stop it.

CINTALAPA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading ...

The Texas Department of Agriculture has announced the deployment of of Swormlure-5 bait to end the New World Screwworm ...

The Texas Department of Agriculture plans to deploy Swormlure-5, a synthetic bait, to combat the New World Screwworm threat.

B RYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas is working to launch a new attack on the New World screwworm, aiming to eradicate it before it reaches the Texas border. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said ...

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The threat of the New World screwworm is real and knocking at our door. Impacts to the cattle ...

It's an effort to combat the spread of the flesh-eating screwworm fly, a pest that poses a serious threat to the beef ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with entomologist Edwin Burgess about a plan to combat flash-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock. It involves breeding billions of flies and dropping them from planes.

Swormlure is a synthetic bait designed to attract adult screwworm flies. It may be highly effective in eradicating NWS when ...

Texas A&M AgriLife's Dr. Jeff Wright said while some consumers are buying substitutes like chicken or pork, beef's demand has kept up with soaring prices.

America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...

Beef prices are on the rise again because of the New World Screwworm and many ranchers who are leaving the industry.