State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New World screwworm flies are roughly the size of a typical housefly—or a bit larger—and have orange eyes, a metallic blue-green ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These flies aren't like their relatives that feed on dead and decaying animals. No, the flesh-eating maggots of these parasitic ...

New World Screwworm continues to creep towards the United States border from Mexico. On Sept. 21, 2025, Mexico's National Service of Agro-Alimientary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed ...

EDINBURG, Texas — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from ...

TEXAS, USA — A minuscule maggot from Central and South America that ravages livestock is moving at a "rapid northward spread," triggering alarms among Texas officials. The parasitic fly larva, known ...

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...

A U.S.-based facility dedicated to releasing sterile screwworm flies began operations Monday in Texas, marking a major step in efforts to prevent the flesh-eating parasite from crossing the Mexican ...

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...

State and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico. Since Nov. 25, at least 10 new cases of ...