The New World screwworm has come back with a vengeance in Mexico. This time, however, it is not only animals targeted, but people as well.

In this opinion piece, GOP Reps. Frank Lucas and Tony Gonzales argue that establishment of a new sterile fly production ...

Commissioners passed a resolution on June 9, encouraging state and national action to prevent the reintroduction of the New ...

In a formal letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), R-CALF USA’s Animal Health Committee called for swift approval to add ivermectin ...

Egg prices in the U.S. dropped 11% in May, reaching their lowest point since December This comes as consumer demand remained ...

What makes the larvae of this fly peculiar and deadly is that it feeds on the tissue of living animals rather than dead ones through small cuts found on their flesh.

On ranches in South Texas, the mood is tense as word is reaching ranchers about the spreading of New World Screwworms. These are flesh-eating parasites that target warm-blooded animals.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ongoing partnership with Mexico to combat the ...

Although no Texas cases had been reported as of Tuesday, Johnson County Commissioner Larry Woolley warned of a potential screwworm fly infestation in mid to late summer. In May, the U.S. Department of ...

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says the threat of New World Screwworm (NWS) is a top priority. Brooke Rollins told the U.S. House Agriculture Committee Wednesday that an announcement will come ...

Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) has reintroduced the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance and Rapid Response Act. This legislation makes critical investments in the foremost animal health programs ...

Food for Peace would not be integrated into USDA under an amendment approved by the House Appropriations Committee during a ...