"Certain drugs to treat screwworm infection are not licensed in the U.S., having been unnecessary for half a century." ...

Try to put eyes on your herd, as much as possible, look out for anything abnormal,” said J. Scott Herod, who owns a ranch and ...

New World screwworms used to be a constant concern for ranchers, until they were eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s. Now ...

USDA and Mexico announce $21 million investment to combat New World screwworm as cattle experts closely watch developments.

Entomologists got rid of screwworms by using nuclear radiation to sterilize millions of male screwworms in a lab, which were ...

Commissioners passed a resolution on June 9, encouraging state and national action to prevent the reintroduction of the New ...

Food for Peace would not be integrated into USDA under an amendment approved by the House Appropriations Committee during a ...

New World Screwworm spreads from Mexico, prompting US cattle import ban. This threatens beef supply and could drive prices ...

A bill introduced in Congress aims to safeguard livestock and wildlife in Texas and the U.S. from the New World screwworm, a ...

New World screwworms used to be ... treat those cattle,” Kelsey said. In the 1940s, USDA researchers developed a special medication for screwworm treatment called Smear 62.

When deputies arrived at Charles Franklin’s residence, he barricaded himself inside the mobile home and saturated himself and the structure with gasoline. The deputies reported that he was irrational ...