USDA expands efforts to combat deadly New World ScrewwormAugust 19, 2025The USDA will build a sterile fly facility in Edinburg, Texas, to combat NWS. The agency is also investing $100 million in new technologies, traps, and treatments to strengthen biosecurity.
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Officials warn of screwworm, prompts monitoring along South Texas borderJanuary 7, 2025While the New World screwworm (NWS) has been eradicated from the U.S. since 1966, constant efforts are on-going to control the spread of the flesh-burrowing parasite.