Texas ranchers get updates on New World screwworm threat at Texas A&M AgriLife summit
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Wed, 5 August 2026
1 report- kxxv.com14:37first to report
Texas A&M AgriLife experts say the sterile insect technique is working as screwworm cases dropped from 31 in June to 13 in July.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- The Hill17:25
A sterile fly facility is set to open in Texas this spring amid a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak that has affected two states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday. The USDA social media account dedicated to providing updates on the federal response to the NWS spread said the facility will open seven...
Wed, 12 August 2026
2 reports- sciencenews.org11:00
The fight against screwworm has moved beyond traditional government programs into an arena ripe for biotech intervention:
- The Hill15:05
The screwworm flies can lay eggs on any warm-blooded animal, including people. Those eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- kgns.tv23:51
Texas has four active screwworm cases.
Wed, 19 August 2026
3 reports- ksat.com13:01
The first New World screwworm outbreak in Texas in 60 years is hindering efforts to move rescued dogs and cats out of crowded animal shelters to states where they would be adopted.
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- kbtx.com19 Aug, 14:45their copy
- abc15.com24 Aug, 12:50their copy
- winnipegfreepress.com13:03
Adoptions are on hold for thousands of dogs and cats in Texas, potentially putting the animals at risk of being euthanized, because of efforts to stop the spread of the New World screwworm, an insect that has crossed the border from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years.
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- texarkanagazette.com20 Aug, 03:00their copy
- houstonpublicmedia.org19:40
U.S. officials have emphasized the parasite’s threat to the nation’s $113 billion cattle industry, but the screwworm fly can lay eggs that hatch into flesh-eating larvae in the wounds or mucous of any mammal.
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- kjzz.org01:00
The case comes just days before the U.S.-Mexico border is scheduled to reopen to cattle, starting with the Arizona-Sonora border.
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- rfdtv.com13:00
NCBA says reopening the Douglas port could restore feeder cattle supplies while maintaining New World screwworm safeguards.
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- wkyufm.org08:44
URL changednow www.wkyufm.org/news/2026-08-25/mexican-cattle-allowed-in-the-u-s-after-a-yearlong-ban
A border crossing in Arizona opened to cattle from Mexico for the first time in more than a year. This despite a parasite being found on the Mexican side. U.S. ranchers are upset.
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- tucson.com15:30
More than 700 calves trotted through the open gates of the Mexico-U.S. border wall Monday, some 15 months after the U.S. Department of Agriculture banned livestock imports due to fears
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- kvia.com23:52
(KVIA) -- Sunday, New Mexico's New World screwworm infested zone lifted, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Lifting an infested zone removes NWS-related requirements on the domestic movement of livestock and pets in the area, the USDA said. Without the infested zone, animal producers and owners can resume movement without NWS inspection. On June 7,
Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- wthitv.com15:01
The USDA has released its billionth sterile fly in Texas to combat the New World screwworm, as fewer than 50 U.S. cases have been recorded this year.
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- wbrc.com7 Sept, 15:01their copy