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

This invasive species-Cochliomyia hominivorax-lays eggs in wounds of warm-blooded animals and humans. Within hours, the larvae hatch and begin consuming the host's living tissue.

The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak of New World Screwworms. It’s a deadly parasitic fly that’s ...

The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak of New World Screwworms. It's a deadly parasitic fly that's spreading in ...

The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including livestock, wildlife and, rarely, humans.

USDA launches an $8.5 million facility in South Texas to stop the deadly new world screwworm fly and protect U.S. livestock.