USDA opens sterile fly dispersal facility in Mexico
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a new sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico. [...]
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11, 2025
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11, 2025
Hunter awareness can help with fever tick, screwworm detection
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas hunters are being asked to stay alert for signs of New World screwworm and [...]
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10, 2025
USDA releases New World screwworm response playbook
A New World Screwworm (NWS) Response Playbook was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant [...]
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10, 2025
Hunter, landowner awareness can help screwworm early detection
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas hunters and landowners are being asked to stay alert for signs of New [...]
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10, 2025
New screwworm drug gets conditional approval from FDA
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted conditional approval for a drug meant to prevent [...]
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09, 2025
Screwworm cases on the rise in Mexico, U.S. concerns grow
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Cases of New World screwworm in Mexico continue to increase. Mexico has recorded 5,920 cases [...]
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08, 2025
Texas Farm Bureau urges strong state role in fight against screwworm
By Julie Tomascik Editor Federal action to build a sterile insect production facility in Texas is a significant step [...]
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08, 2025
Emergency use of animal drugs approved to combat NWS
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration allowing the Food and [...]
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08, 2025
USDA announces plans for sterile insect production facility
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new steps, including funding and construction of a [...]
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07, 2025
Texas Farm Bureau urges lawmakers to act as screwworm threat intensifies
By Julie Tomascik Editor New World screwworm cases are surging just south of the Texas-Mexico border, and ranchers say the [...]