A parasite that burrows into open wounds and tears apart flesh with a mouth full of sharp hooks has been detected in the U.S.

The New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that lays eggs in animal orifices, has been detected in Texas, prompting new temporary regulations in Tennessee.

As New World screwworm enters the U.S. for the first time in decades, we should be vigilant but not panic, experts told USA ...

While the news around the New World screwworm has focused on the cattle industry, all warm-blooded animals are at risk of ...

Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity ...

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half ...

Here’s why farmers and scientists are concerned over the New World screwworm’s unwelcome return to the United States.