Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...

A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent out an advisory warning hunters, livestock owners, and outdoorsy folks near the ...

The New World Screwworm is a fly larva that finds its home in the wounds, nostrils, and even the eyes of warm-blooded animals ...

The screwworm can be devastating to crops and livestock, as it can cause serious, often fatal damage to living things.

Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.

Texas wildlife officials are on the lookout for a flesh-devouring fly larvae known as the “Man-eater” after cases of the ...

The insidious screwworm flies lay eggs in any body entrance—open wounds like barb wire scrapes, tick bites, nasal and eye ...

The CDC said screwworms are most common in the tropics and subtropics, but recent cases have appeared in Central America for ...

A fter a re-emergence sparked a national emergency in Costa Rica in February of last year, New World Screwworm (NWS) fly ...

"Those enjoying Texas' natural resources have an opportunity to serve as the first line of defense in protecting wildlife, ...

The New World screwworm fly, which affects livestock, wildlife and pets, is creeping closer to Texas after decades of ...