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Scientific American4d
Flesh-Eating ‘Screwworm’ Parasites Are Headed to the U.S.
Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...
Drovers3d
New World Screwworm: The Billion Dollar Battle at the Southern Border
As the fight to keep the flesh-eating parasite out of the U.S. intensifies, the economic impact on ranchers and the industry ...
Dairy Herd4d
New World Screwworm Facts
A dangerous livestock pest, the New World screwworm, has resurfaced in Central America, prompting a U.S. livestock import ban ...
Study Finds5d
This Flesh-Eating Fly Is Spreading To The U.S. — And It Could Devastate Livestock Farming If Not Controlled
The flesh-eating The flesh-eating New World screwworm fly is spreading north through Central America toward the US after ...
KJZZ3d
USDA to build $8.5 million sterile fly facility aimed at combatting New World Screwworm
The deadly, flesh-eating parasite has led to border closures for live cattle from Mexico over the past six months.
What is the New World screwworm? The flesh-eating fly making a comeback
After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.
High Plains Journal4d
Rollins presses ahead with latest initiative on New World screwworm
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announces aggressive to combat New World screwworm’s northward spread.
Texas Standard3d
New South Texas facility will help fight return of flesh-eating pest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to open a new facility in South Texas to defend against New World Screwworms: a ...