Usually what Beth Mole writes is very clear. But this time I could not tell whether the whole human-eye part of the worm life cycle occurs between the lid and the eyeball, or whether the parasite ...

Parasites are growing resistant to dewormers used by many Missouri farmers to treat their cattle. That’s according to a new study from University of Missouri researchers. Parasites can cause weight ...

LIVE OAK COUNTY, Texas/TAPACHULA, Mexico/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -He was only eight years old in 1973, but fifth-generation Texas rancher Kip Dove remembers spending countless days trotting up to sick ...

The invasive screwworm is once again turning up near the border region. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Sunday, May 11, that she is suspending live cattle, horses and bison ...

Give a screwworm an inch, and it’ll take a mile. This pernicious pest, which, in its adult form, has bulging orange eyes and a metallic blue-green body, has held insecta non grata status in Texas ...

RED ROCK, Texas — An invader that could severely damage the state's cattle industry is on Texas’ doorstep and is inching closer to the U.S.-Mexico border. The maggot, known as the New World screwworm, ...

The Trump administration is moving to combat the spread of New World screwworm (NWS), a type of parasitic larvae that feasts on the live flesh of cattle that could plague American livestock, damage ...

CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A screw worm found in one cow in Southern Mexico has halted cattle imports to the United States for two months, pushing already record-high cattle prices even higher.