Roughly 60 years ago, the United States eradicated the New World screwworm, an insect that feeds on living tissue. But now, ...
The author hunted waterfowl for 46 years before realizing he was close to getting all 41 species on "the list." His most ...
California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living ...
Researchers are trapping and tracking the New World screwworm to detect it early before it threatens livestock. The previous ...
Missouri — The U.S. saw the New World screwworm in 2016 and 17 and successfully pushed the insect back south out of the states. Now the fly is making its way back north through Mexico. The outbreak ...
Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico, in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS).
A type of flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback — and it’s creeping toward the United States. The new world screwworm is a blowfly whose larvae burrow into animal wounds and gorge on living tissue.