Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

The United States is preparing to carry out a bold and surprising plan to fight a deadly threat — flesh-eating maggots. Flesh-Eating Maggots Threaten Livestock and Wildlife These maggots are the ...

The United States and Mexico plan to reopen the U.S. border to Mexican cattle imports in July. U.S. agriculture officials had ...

Livestock trade with Mexico to resume after screwworm health scare, announced the USDA. Santa Teresa port to allow livestock ...

Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...

As ports of entry along the southern border are about to gradually reopen to cattle imports, Mexican authorities announced ...

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

In Central Texas and across the state, officials are preparing for an outbreak of the New World screwworm, a parasite ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico ...

Historically, the screwworm was a big problem in several areas of the southern U.S. prior to its eradication in the 1960s.

According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.

The USDA will reopen Mexico livestock ports in phases starting July 7 after an 8-week closure due to a New World Screwworm threat.