The southern border was closed to imports of the animals after screwworm, eradicated in the U.S. for decades, had been moving ...

The United States and Mexico plan to reopen the U.S. border to Mexican cattle imports in July. U.S. agriculture officials had ...

Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...

Re-emergence of the New World Screwworm (NWS) has become a recent concern for American agriculture. As the fly moves closer ...

The USDA will reopen Mexico livestock ports in phases starting July 7 after an 8-week closure due to a New World Screwworm threat.

The US has come up with a strategy to stop the flesh-eating New World screwworm's northern march toward the US-Texas border.

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the ...

The New World screwworm, eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, could again pose a threat to Texas livestock, the beef ...

Screwworm is a parasitic fly that targets warm-blooded animals and has the potential to disrupt Texas’ $15 billion cattle industry.