Lizeth Olivarez doesn’t know if people will have the stomach to deal with New World screwworm (NWS). She’s a sixth-generation rancher who runs cattle in the U.S. and in Mexico at Las bendiciones Ranch ...

The USDA plans to open fly breeding and distribution centers to stop the spread of the screwworm fly. Sterile male flies will be released to curb wild breeding and reduce the population. The pest can ...

The federal government is planning to breed millions of flies and dump them over Mexico and Texas via airplanes in an effort to combat a flesh-eating maggot. The pest being targeted is the ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

If you live in an area with spotted lanternflies, you probably know the drill — stomp and kill these invasive insects at first sight. There are also ways to wipe out lanternflies naturally with a ...

GUARANTEES AND HOW TO GET THE U.S. MORE INVOLVED. A DANGEROUS PARASITE CALLED SCREWWORM HAS SHOWN UP IN A HUMAN HERE IN THE U.S., KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH TOLD OUR OWN DARLENE MELENDEZ THAT ...

NEW YORK — A person who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease ...