An outbreak of an agriculturally devastating pest is growing in Mexico and Central America.The USDA put out a warning about ...

Even though the U.S. eradicated the flesh-eating parasite the New World Screwworm six decades ago, its survival to the south ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The windy, wet, cool weather that has recently stymied area fishing will give way to some sunny days and ...

The New World Screwworm lays eggs in wounds or body openings of mammals, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans.

Screwworms are possibly the most aptly named parasites imaginable, both literally and figuratively. Screwworms—technically, ...

While it hasn't been detected in Texas, officials are urging others to report suspected signs of New World Screwworm while in ...

The parasite gets its name from how the larvae's resulting maggots, which as they feed on an animal will burrow, or screw, into the wound or opening, creating "extensive damage by tearing at the ...

A dangerous parasite is disrupting the cattle industry, and it’s causing problems here in the Texas Panhandle.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced in a press release that Mexico has committed to eliminate restrictions ...

A biologist told Newsweek: "This video is fascinatingly gross like a train-wreck; I couldn't not watch it several times." ...