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

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico and the United States said they would gradually reopen the United States border to cattle imports from ...

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

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

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.

Abbott directs the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks & Wildlife to form a joint response team to combat the New ...

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

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

The screwworm is a fly that lays its larvae open wounds of live, warm-blooded animals. Maggots burrow into the flesh, causing serious and potentially deadly damage to the animal.

Texas agencies are ganging up on a bad, bad worm. According to a release, the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks ...