Usually what Beth Mole writes is very clear. But this time I could not tell whether the whole human-eye part of the worm life cycle occurs between the lid and the eyeball, or whether the parasite ...

Parasites are growing resistant to dewormers used by many Missouri farmers to treat their cattle. That’s according to a new study from University of Missouri researchers. Parasites can cause weight ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted conditional approval for a Merck Animal Health pour-on treatment for the prevention and treatment of New World Screwworm. U.S. cattle herds are at ...

Give a screwworm an inch, and it’ll take a mile. This pernicious pest, which, in its adult form, has bulging orange eyes and a metallic blue-green body, has held insecta non grata status in Texas ...

The Trump administration is moving to combat the spread of New World screwworm (NWS), a type of parasitic larvae that feasts on the live flesh of cattle that could plague American livestock, damage ...

CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A screw worm found in one cow in Southern Mexico has halted cattle imports to the United States for two months, pushing already record-high cattle prices even higher.

An invader that could severely damage the state's cattle industry is on Texas’ doorstep and is inching closer to the U.S.-Mexico border. The maggot, known as the New World screwworm, can infect infest ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and across the nation on high alert. The New World Screwworm is making its way further north through the Americas. “It ...

MCALLEN, Texas -- Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the nation's multi-billion-dollar cattle industry. As ...