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A flesh-eating parasite that once ravaged Texas livestock is creeping back—and the state is stepping it to stop it.
The Texas Department of Agriculture has announced the deployment of of Swormlure-5 bait to end the New World Screwworm ...
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 plans to deploy Swormlure-5, a synthetic bait, to combat the New World Screwworm threat.
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas is working to launch a new attack on the New World screwworm, aiming to eradicate it before it ...
The New World Screwworm is creeping north, threatening cattle in Mexico and the US. Fighting flies with flies has worked ...
America has stopped taking animals from northern Mexico. This is because of the New World Screwworm fly. This fly is harmful ...
Veterans of 2016 Florida Key deer outbreak reflect on lessons learned and share insight to protect Texas livestock and ...
Two Texas A&M AgriLife experts are applying firsthand experience from a previous screwworm outbreak in Florida to guide Texas' response.
The map shows the ports of entry affected by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s announcement and the approximate locations of the most recent sightings.
The US has reinstated its livestock import ban from Mexico after the New World screwworm fly was found further north than expected.
The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department of Agriculture to halt cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States.