NWS is a deadly parasitic infection that can "kill a full-grown cow within one to two weeks," said NPR. When affected, the ...

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

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

A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to the US border in Texas. The devastating ...

The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere. It lays eggs in ...

To protect the United States from a new threat posed by an old foe – the New World screwworm – the U.S.-Mexico border was ...

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 ...

NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...

To say the New World Screwworm is a nasty parasite would be an understatement. The flesh-eating scourge that tortures cattle ...

New World Screwworm, a devastating parasite that eats cattle and other wild animals alive, is traveling north from Central ...

In response to the growing concern about the New World screwworm, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a free webinar on Monday, June 9, from 2-4:30 p.m. to provide more information to ...

New World Screwworm was eradicated from the US in the 1960s but could it now make a return? (Picture: Reuters) A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to ...