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

The deadly, flesh-eating parasite has led to border closures for live cattle from Mexico over the past six months.

USDA announces new Texas facility to breed sterile New World screwworm flies as part of an effort to combat the flesh-eating ...

The US has announced the reopening of the sterile fly production plant in Chiapas, part of a joint strategy with Mexico to ...

It’s hard enough dealing with long-standing pests, but it’s even more overwhelming to add new pests to the lineup, namely gall midge and tentiform leaf miner. But don’t let these new pests ...

How to treat horse fly bites. For a one-off bite, apply an ice pack (like this one on Amazon) or bathe with cool, salt water (use a teaspoon of salt to two mugs of water). However, with multiple ...

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