A devastating agricultural pest, the New World Screwworm Fly (NWS), has been eradicated in the United States since 1982. Today, it’s marching closer to American borders, and local, state, and national ...

The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) lays its eggs in open wounds and in the orifices of live, warm-blooded animals – including, occasionally, humans. The maggots then devour the animal’s ...

In 2016, a parasite was discovered in the Florida Keys in the wounds of the endangered key deer. Since wild animals encounter many obstacles as they grow and survive, the presence of the wounds ...

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...

Texas and the U.S. are both on high alert over the presence of the new world screwworm, the flesh-eating fly that has historically caused havoc on the nation's cattle supply. Days after a case of the ...

Cases of a flesh-eating infection miles from Texas’ border with Mexico are alarming officials about the return of a parasitic fly that was once eradicated. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of ...

A U.S.-based facility dedicated to releasing sterile screwworm flies began operations Monday in Texas, marking a major step in efforts to prevent the flesh-eating parasite from crossing the Mexican ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly has spread north through Mexico to within a few hundred miles of the U.S. southern border. The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) lays its eggs in open wounds ...

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...

MISSOURI, USA — State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new ...