They may be cute, fluffy and friendly, but some dogs also have an important job: protecting America's food supply. By deploying specially trained beagles, Labrador retrievers and Jack Russell terriers ...

It’s no longer a question of whether we’ll see a return of New World screwworm in the U.S.—but a matter of when. That’s according to Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NC ...

As wonderful as the shade of old neighborhood trees can be, certain tree types are especially at risk of an infestation ...

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) looks as cute as its name sounds. It has gorgeous polka-dot wings, with scarlet ...

APHIS has announced a new quarantine zone in California to address sweet orange scab (SOS), caused by the fungus Elsinöe ...

The comprehensive program aims to bolster highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance of the nation’s dairy cattle herds, ...

Though rare, human cases of H5N1 have been reported following contact with infected animals. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) advises workers to use personal protective equipment (PPE ...

Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

Maricopa County faces repeated avian influenza challenges as another commercial egg facility reports significant bird ...

HPAI has had the greatest impact on pullets and egg-laying poultry, where bird housing density is higher, said Dr. Lisa ...

USDA/APHIS, in collaboration with the CDFA, has expanded the quarantine area for citrus greening due to new detections in ...

APHIS is taking this action because of citrus greening detections in plant tissue samples collected from residential properties.