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 ...
There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.
The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like ...
Shutterstock / Faisal.k A parasitic screwworm, which was eradicated from the US nearly 60 years ago, is reportedly ...
The insidious screwworm flies lay eggs in any body entrance—open wounds like barb wire scrapes, tick bites, nasal and eye ...
Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.
Despite there currently being no confirmed identifications of NWS in Texas, it was recently detected in a cow at a checkpoint ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a statement asking hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas to watch out for New World Screwworm fly, whose larvae are known to enter wounds ...
The New World Screwworm is a fly larva that finds its home in the wounds, nostrils, and even the eyes of warm-blooded animals ...
A recent discovery of screwworms on cattle in Chiapas, Mexico has prompted officials to warn Texans about the potential ...