The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

It has been a few weeks now since the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) warned Texas residents about the possibility of New World Screwworm (NWS), an invasive fly that lays eggs on an ...

The advisory, posted by the department on Dec. 30, was issued for outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas after the New World Screwworm was recently found in a cow in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.

A flesh-eating parasite has agriculture leaders in Texas and across the nation on high alert. The New World Screwworm is ...

Since cattle imports were cut off in November, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and some ranchers worry about the ...

The USDA bans Mexican cattle imports after screwworm discovery, prompting Texas officials to warn about the parasite's threat ...

"Those enjoying Texas' natural resources have an opportunity ... critical to quickly responding and managing this threat." New World screwworms are larvae that mostly infest livestock but ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging those to monitor for animals affected by New World Screwworm, an invasive flesh-eating fly recently detected in Mexico. Officials said they ...

Update: ABC-7 was able to speak with Alvaro Bustillos, the chair of the board of the Chihuahua Cattleman's Association. He is ...

The emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico has raised alarms that the dangerous fly larvae could cross into Texas.