The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...

The Department of Agriculture is pursuing a disgusting—but effective—strategy to eliminate the larva of the New World ...

BEGIN AT 8 A.M. NEW MEXICO’S CATTLE INDUSTRY IS GETTING READY FOR SCREWWORM TO HIT OUR STATE. THIS IS LARVAE THAT ENTERS THE WOUNDS OF COWS DEVELOPING UNDER THE SKIN AND OFTEN CAUSES DEATH. THE ...

The pest being targeted is the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly. The Department of Agriculture plans to ramp up the breeding and distribution of adult male flies.

What are screwworms? The New World screwworms get their name from the way the larvae burrow into an open wound of a host. Unlike most maggots that tend to feed off of dead flesh, the screwworm ...

Flesh fly larvae have long, white bodies with narrow heads. They can grow to 9-13 millimeters long in their final larval phase. The bodies of flesh fly larvae grow darker as they progress through ...