On Friday, the APHIS announced that a New World Screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico, causing Mexican cattle imports to be ...
The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a ...
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that a New World screwworm (NWS) was detected in Mexico on ...
On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal ...
APHIS is working with partners in Mexico and Central America to stop the spread of NWS into the United States, the agency ...
NWS are fly larvae ... through open wounds and don’t travel more than a couple of miles — unless suitable animals are hard to find in the area, officials explained. “Screwworm infestations ...
A New World screwworm fly stands on a leaf ... The pest, which gets its name from the way it burrows into wounds like a screw, last appeared in Florida in 2016 and marked the first U.S. outbreak ...