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The pest spawns flesh-eating larvae that could devastate the American beef industry, decimate wildlife and even kill ...

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.

The unusual operation is a critical part of a strategy to combat the spread of the flesh-eating screwworm fly, a pest that poses a serious threat to the beef industry, wildlife, and even household ...