A flesh-eating parasite that once ravaged Texas livestock is creeping back—and the state is stepping it to stop it.

The Texas Department of Agriculture plans to deploy Swormlure-5, a synthetic bait, to combat the New World Screwworm threat.

The Texas Department of Agriculture has announced the deployment of of Swormlure-5 bait to end the New World Screwworm ...

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller testified before the House Agriculture and Livestock Committee, explaining that the New ...

It's an effort to combat the spread of the flesh-eating screwworm fly, a pest that poses a serious threat to the beef ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas is working to launch a new attack on the New World screwworm, aiming to eradicate it before it ...

The Texas Department of Agriculture is spearheading an effort to prevent the spread of the “new world screwworm,” ...

Swormlure is a synthetic bait designed to attract adult screwworm flies. It may be highly effective in eradicating NWS when ...

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The threat of the New World screwworm is real and knocking at our door. Impacts to the cattle ...

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the invasive fly ...

By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United States. Here's how.

CINTALAPA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading ...