Doctors should be hypervigilant of any suspected cases of New World Screwworm as the parasitic larva nears the country, the ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky—it will infest a wide range of hosts, ...

Missouri and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico.

It starts with a wound. For most animals, that means a scab, a scar, and eventual healing. For the New World screwworm, it’s an open invitation. This parasitic fly sees raw flesh as the perfect place ...

The New World screwworm fly. The insect that produces flesh-eating larva, eradicated in the United States, has broken containment and presents a threat to livestock. (U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

A type of flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback — and it’s creeping toward the United States. The new world screwworm is a blowfly whose larvae burrow into animal wounds and gorge on living tissue.

The US government will be opening a fly factory in Texas to mass produce millions of infertile flies as part of a sterilization campaign aimed at eliminating a flesh-eating parasite with a penchant ...

Texas is gearing up for war as a savage, flesh-eating fly appears poised for a US invasion and is expanding its range of victims. On Friday, the Texas Department of Agriculture announced the debut of ...

The U.S. government announced plans Wednesday to build an $8.5 million fly-breeding facility near the US-Mexico border as part of an initiative to prevent a flesh-eating parasite from infesting cattle ...

"Stay vigilant and prepare immediately," Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned state residents.

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of ...