A case of flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. It is the first time this parasitic fly – whose larvae feed exclusively on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least seven cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm fly have been confirmed in Texas and New Mexico across six cattle and ...

A devastating agricultural pest, the New World Screwworm Fly (NWS), has been eradicated in the United States since 1982. Today, it's marching closer to American borders, and local, state, and national ...

A flesh‑eating fly thought eradicated decades ago has been found in Texas, its first return to the United States in generations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of New World ...

Cases of a flesh-eating infection miles from Texas’ border with Mexico are alarming officials about the return of a parasitic fly that was once eradicated. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of ...

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed June 3, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation ...

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than half a century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south ...