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The TDA has announced the deployment of of Swormlure-5 bait to end the New World Screwworm invasion at the Mexican border.
The deadly parasitic New World screwworm has been spotted less than 400 miles from the Southwest border and is threatening ...
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn took to the floor Monday to address the growing New World screwworm threat and advocate for more ...
The New World Screwworm continues to advance north through Mexico, toward the Texas border. Screwworms are parasitic flies that were once devastating to ranchers, since they lay their larvae in the ...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) has launched a website to help ...
Oklahoma’s state veterinarian provided cattlemen from across the state with an update on the movement of and preparation for the New World screwworm fly. Dr. Rod Hall, the state veterinarian with the ...
Good tick and fly control is also crucial to reducing the bite wounds that could serve as entry points for screwworm. This ...
The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...
The next step to battling NWS is using swormlure, a synthetic bait designed to attract adult screwworm flies, combined with ...
New Mexico State University’s Department of Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources is hosting a webinar on the New ...
The New World screwworm, whose larva “screws” into the skin and can infect humans as well as livestock, will be here within ...
The looming threat from the New World screwworm is disrupting beef markets and driving prices higher than initially forecast, ...