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.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday celebrated the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg, Texas. The facility expands USDA’s ...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins was in Edinburg, Texas, on Monday for the domestic NWS sterile fly dispersal facility ...

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 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent the potential spread of the New World Screwworm into ...

Although the parasite has not yet been detected in the US, officials warn that its northward movement poses a serious risk to livestock and wildlife.

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