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ZAMORA, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico. This suspension has ...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University’s Department of Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources is hosting a webinar on the New World Screwworm. The screwworm can ...
The New World screwworm was detected about 350 miles south of the U.S. southern border. The most recent report of the fly was previously 700 miles south of the border.
With the New World screwworm threat still looming south of the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas is reintroducing a 1970s method to control the pest: Swormlure bait.
“With New World screwworm, this state can do the same thing.” Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas did not respond to questions about whether he would approve state funding for a fly factory.