Scientists built a great wall to keep out the ‘man devourer’ – but now it’s fighting back
Every week, without fail, specially-modified light aircraft take off from an air strip in Panama and head out over the jungle ...
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New World Screwworm: Latest Update from USDA-APHIS
On Nov. 25, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) held a meeting to discuss the U.S. response to the news ...
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Mexico notifies U.S. of New World screwworm detection
New World screwworm was found in a cow near Mexico's border with Guatemala, prompting APHIS to intensify efforts to stop its ...
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APHIS Increases Import Restrictions on Animal Products from Mexico on Confirmed Case of New World Screwworm
On Nov. 22, Mexico's Chief Veterinary Officer informed USDA about a confirmed case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Chiapas, ...
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USDA’s APHIS restricts live cattle imports from Mexico following confirmation of screwworm
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has temporarily suspended imports of live animals originating from or ...
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Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection
On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal ...
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U.S. stops imports of cattle from Mexico after detection of New World screwworm
Already high feeder cattle futures jumped Monday and Tuesday. U.S. inventories of beef cattle are at all-time lows, and ...
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USDA acts to prevent New World screwworm spread
APHIS is working with partners in Mexico and Central America to stop the spread of NWS into the United States, the agency ...
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Science: Screwworm Factory
Worst plague of Florida cattle is a large bluish fly called the screwworm. The adult female ... If a female happens to mate with a sterile male, she will lay nothing but infertile eggs for the ...