The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico ...

Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...

Livestock trade with Mexico to resume after screwworm health scare, announced the USDA. Santa Teresa port to allow livestock ...

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

According to experts from Texas A&M, the New World screwworm is a tropical, parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere.

Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

Historically, the screwworm was a big problem in several areas of the southern U.S. prior to its eradication in the 1960s.

Re-emergence of the New World Screwworm (NWS) has become a recent concern for American agriculture. As the fly moves closer ...

The USDA will release sterile New World screwworm male flies into Mexico from a deactivated Air Force base in south Texas, ...

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a plan to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm this week.

The deadly, flesh-eating parasite has led to border closures for live cattle from Mexico over the past six months.