The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

A fly that lays flesh-eating larvae could threaten humans and wildlife in Texas after it has been detected in Mexico. The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife issued an urgent warning to its ...

Texas hunters and those who enjoy the outdoors are being warned about an invasive parasite not seen in the United States since the 1960s. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging those to ...

Texas wildlife officials are warning the state’s cattle industry to be on the lookout for a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly for animals.

A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in southern Mexico has ... Texas officials said. The NWS flies lay eggs in the wounds or areas of exposed tissue where the worms later hatch.

Then the patient entomologist settled down for a decomposition watch. Within five minutes, the first flesh-eating flies arrived to begin feeding on the unscreened piglets. During the next few ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and ... The parasite was contained in Panama by releasing sterile male flies to disrupt reproduction. Female flies live ...

Eventually, these flies died out in the U.S., and now they only exist in a handful of South American countries. Unfortunately, these flesh-eating flies are now on the march north. Since 2022 ...

A deadly parasite is being blamed for a halt in cattle imports from Mexico into the United States. The ban on imported cattle ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging those to monitor for animals affected by New World Screwworm, an invasive flesh-eating fly recently detected in Mexico. Officials said they ...