Texas officials and organizations reacted positively to the announcement of a sterile fly dispersal facility coming to South ...

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

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

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to drop millions of flies over Texas and Mexico, in an effort to ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday announced a plan to enhance the agency's ability to detect, control and eliminate the New World screwworm, including an $8.5 million fly ...

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

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

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

The New World screwworm parasite has been detected in Mexico, prompting the U.S. Agriculture Department to launch an $8.5 ...

Re-emergence of the New World Screwworm (NWS) has become a recent concern for American agriculture. As the fly moves closer ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance ...