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

They're called screwworms and they've been confirmed in Mexico, putting them just a hop, skip and a flesh destroying jump ...

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

This photo has nothing to do with the text. It’s an old image we resurrected as a New Year greeting. But the accompanying article shows that pets like these could be affected by screwworms. If you see ...

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 federal government has a bad habit of spending money on problems before even figuring out what’s really wrong, and the recent New World screwworm scare is a prime example. This is typical ...

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

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which were recently detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.

Despite there currently being no confirmed identifications of NWS in Texas, it was recently detected in a cow at a checkpoint ...