Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...

Governor Greg Abbott announced that at least $750 million will go into a new Texas facility to prevent the spread of this ...

The devastating pests have crossed Central America. Despite stepped-up efforts, there are not enough sterile flies to stop ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins held a joint news conference Friday to announce new ...

USDA launches a key initiative with a new sterile fly facility in Texas to combat the New World Screwworm and protect US ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Agriculture Secretary met on Friday to announce steps to battle an invasive species that ...

Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at the Texas Capitol where Rollins announced the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New World screwworms are an invasive species that burrow fly larvae into ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension hosted a beef summit at Vashti Community Center, focusing on the new world screwworm, a major concern for farmers and ranchers.

The Texas Department of Agriculture continues to lead the fight against the threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS) by ...