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

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

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

The three cases are from the 23 initially reported in December in the state of Tamaulipas, which borders the state of Texas.

Texas is ramping up preparations to meet the looming invasion of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly threatening the state’s multibillion-dollar livestock industry. The insect is typically found in ...

USDA and Texas announce $750M sterile fly hub in Edinburg to expand border dispersal and keep New World screwworm from ...

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

EDINBURG, Texas — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the livestock flesh-eating parasite known as the New World screwworm is not present in Texas, state officials are ringing ...

A new sterile fly production facility has opened in Edinburg, Texas, as part of efforts to protect livestock from the new world screwworm. The U.S. Department o ...

A flesh-eating parasite spreading throughout Mexico is now closer to Texas, posing a dangerous threat to the state's livestock, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health ...