U.S. to Build $750 Million Texas Plant to Stop New World Screwworm

U.S. to build $750 million Texas plant to stop New World screwworm

Officials say the clock is ticking.

USDA Announces New Plans to Combat Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreading From Mexico

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Friday a new plan to protect the United States from the threat posed by flesh-eating flies south of the border, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in an Aug. 15 statement. The parasite, New World screwworm (NWS), is a “devastating pest,” the agency said. “When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the …

USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm - Oklahoma Farm Report

On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS). This announcement builds upon USDA’s five-pronged plan issued in June to combat the