The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended livestock imports from Mexico to Texas to prevent the spread of the ...

The fly infects living mammals, including livestock, pets and humans. Untreated, it can lead to death. The U.S. previously eradicated the New World screwworm in the 1960s.

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce ...

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce ...

Falling investment, slowing growth, and the changing whims of U.S. President Donald Trump have led Mexico to support an early ...

The screwworm, a pest likely remembered only by our grandparents, is making headlines again. With a proper name of New World ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins held a May 27 call with her counterpart in Mexico, Secretary Julio Berdegué ...

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Mexican authorities are also enhancing surveillance, holding technical meetings, and ensuring animal movement is carefully managed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended livestock imports from Mexico to Texas to prevent the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS).