Officials also took the drastic step of placing a temporary hold on all imports of Mexican cattle to prevent the worm from spreading any farther north. The move has disrupted trade between Mexico ...

The fly will land and lay larvae, sometimes hundreds and they will burrow into the cattle, eating the flesh until the cow dies. The screwworm can have a huge, devastating impact on cattle ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and ... Meanwhile, the USDA has banned Mexican cattle from entering the state. “We’ve lost roughly, to be conservative, ...