The U.S. state of Texas has issued a "pre-disaster declaration" in preparation for the potential spread of a parasitic insect ...

The U.S. has opened its first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades in southern Texas. The ...

A terrifying flesh-eating parasite is pouring into the US from across the border in Mexico. The parasite, commonly called a ...

Currently there are no confirmed cases of New World Screwworm in the United States. However, a horse from Argentina ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide Health Advisory Jan. 20 to share information about the New World screwworm, or NWS.

It’s no secret that feral hogs are not good news for the ecosystems of America. But now they present an additional threat.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a patented breakthrough system that marks a major step forward in insect biomanufacturing, waste reduction and sustainable protein production. The ...

Inexpensive to raise and insatiably hungry for trash, black soldier fly larvae are already on the menu for livestock, pets and, maybe soon, people Black soldier fly larvae grow in a high-tech facility ...

TEXAS, USA — A minuscule maggot from Central and South America that ravages livestock is moving at a "rapid northward spread," triggering alarms among Texas officials. The parasitic fly larva, known ...