Health Jul 09 How to protect your pets from the New World screwworm fly By John Hanna, Associated Press
Health Jun 12 Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas Screwworms are on their way to becoming a billion-dollar international problem but can be contained if ranchers are vigilant, watch their herds and other wildlife, and quickly treat any infestations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Jun 05 What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its U.S. reappearance The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas. By John Hanna, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Nation Jun 04 Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said there have been no other detections of the fly in the U.S., and officials were quick to say that while the fly’s larvae are a threat to livestock production, they don’t infest food. By John Hanna, Associated Press