Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These flies aren't like their relatives that feed on dead and decaying animals. No, the flesh-eating maggots of these parasitic ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The New World screwworm (NWS) — a maggot which feeds off living flesh — is on Texas’s doorstep. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the pest was spotted by ...

The parasitic fly lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals—including, disturbingly, humans.

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 ...

Flesh-eating maggots spotted 70 miles south of Texas … Texas Politics / Sep 22, 2025 / 06:27 PM CDT ...