In 1976, the last time Texas’ beef industry suffered a major New World screwworm outbreak, the cream-colored, flesh-burrowing maggot infested nearly 1.5 million cattle — or about 20% of the state’s ...

Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and ...

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A woman who bought crispy fried chicken at a market, intending to share it with her young daughter, was horrified to find the ...

A group of restaurant-goers who tried to dodge their bill at an all-you-can-eat buffet were caught when their getaway car got ...

Aside from beef prices, something on all ranchers’ minds is the ever-looming threat of New World screwworm. Unlike other ...

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A devastating parasite that burrows into the flesh of its hosts is inching dangerously close to the United States, the Texas Department of Agriculture warns.

Texas agriculture commissioner said the northernmost active case from the parasitic New World screwworm fly was a “flashing ...

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The New World screwworm (NWS) — a maggot which feeds off living flesh — is on Texas’s doorstep. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the pest was spotted by ...