Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration in a preemptive response to the potential spread of the New World ...

The center, which will disperse sterile flies, is part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite from coming into ...

The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent the New World screwworm fly from reaching Texas.

Sterile flies tinted with a fluorescent dye are now being released in Texas as the harmful parasite inches close to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The CDC reports that as of February 10, 2026, these countries have reported more than 152,000 NWS cases in animals and over 1,300 cases in people.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent New World screwworm fly from spreading from Mexico and protect livestock and wildlife.

The New World Screworm fly poses a billion-dollar threat to the state’s economy.

New world screwworm cases are proliferating in a Mexican state that borders Texas, with the pest having escaped containment ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas are preparing to protect the state’s multi-billion dollar livestock industry ...

The effectiveness of this approach hinges on a unique characteristic of the screwworm fly: females mate only once during ...

First U.S. screwworm case in a decade discovered in Florida import facility as Texas prepares for potential livestock ...