The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

Key progress” has been made against the New World screwworm, the U.S. ag secretary says, adding that there has been no ...

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

The U.S. government announced plans Wednesday to build an $8.5 million fly-breeding facility near the US-Mexico border as ...

BEGIN AT 8 A.M. NEW MEXICO’S CATTLE INDUSTRY IS GETTING READY FOR SCREWWORM TO HIT OUR STATE. THIS IS LARVAE THAT ENTERS THE WOUNDS OF COWS DEVELOPING UNDER THE SKIN AND OFTEN CAUSES DEATH. THE ...

Jun. 1—A small, pale maggot about a half-inch long could cost New Mexico cattle ranchers greatly if it gets back into the country. One of the state's senators introduced new legislation to ...

She said the short supply of cattle has driven prices up for native cattle. Texas is home to about 12 million cattle and calves, the largest population in the U.S., and is an industry valued at ...

The US Department of Agriculture has suspended the transport of live cattle, horses and bison through ports of entry along the border with Mexico for at least two weeks. It’s part of an effort ...

The best time to check is after cattle have been on grassy pasture later in the summer when burdens increase. Cattle are generally pretty low shedders of eggs because of low infestation, but later ...

The best time to check is after cattle have been on grassy pasture later in the summer when burdens increase. Testing your cattle for parasite load Cattle are generally pretty low shedders of eggs ...

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