The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on June 3 that the New World screwworm, a “serious pest” that affects livestock, ...

The good news is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture already possesses a proven weapon: the Screwworm Adult Suppression ...

1994: Screwworms are eradicated from Belize and Guatemala. Panama becomes the operational headquarters for the USDA screwworm ...

A flesh-eating parasite that the United States spent decades eradicating, and even longer trying to keep at bay, has now ...

The first U.S. case of New World screwworm in decades has dairy producers preparing for a pest that can turn a small wound ...

As screwworm cases rise in Texas, politicians are battling over who is responsible—and what it could mean for beef prices.

The New World screwworm has now been detected in three Texas counties, including a case in a West Texas dog. Is Florida at ...

When the US Department of Agriculture reported last week that it detected a case of New World screwworm in a Texas calf, ...

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is fast-tracking drugs and accelerating grant funding in ...

A growing feud between Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is spilling ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a second case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas on Friday, as ...

Officials recently detected the flesh-eating New World Screwworm in a calf born in Texas. The once-eradicated parasite could ...