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Mexican ranchers hit by flesh-eating screwworm want action on cattle smuggling

By Cassandra Garrison TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) -On a scorching afternoon in the rural heartland outside Mexico's southern city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, rancher Julio Herrera calls his herd back from an afternoon of grazing.

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 3h

U.S. to spend $850M fighting screwworm fly that's threatening Texas livestock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Agriculture Secretary met on Friday to announce steps to battle an invasive species that is threatening the state’s livestock. Those steps include a federal cash infusion of about $850 million.

San Antonio Express-News · 1h

U.S. will build $750M sterile fly factory in Texas to block screwworms

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, also now will serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

KSAT6h

USDA Secretary announces large federal investment, new South Texas facility to combat New World screwworm

Texas leaders are expected to discuss plans to fight the New World screwworm during a Friday press conference in Austin.

The Texas Tribune on MSN10h

U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, ...

FOX 7 Austin on MSN13h

Screwworm threat in Austin: Gov. Abbott & Secretary Rollins on plans to fight back

Governor Greg Abbott and U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reveal plans to fight back against threats posed by the ...

KTSM El Paso on MSN11h

CBP El Paso warns about New World screwworm threat

U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso sector is warning about the threat of the New World Screwworm to the regional ...

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Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.

The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...

Gov. Abbott announces $750M New World Screwworm protection facility

The facility will have the capacity to produce 300 million sterile screwworm flies per week, tripling the current capacity to ...

9hon MSN

LIVE: Update on New World screwworm threat

Governor Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are holding a news conference to discuss plans to fight back threats posed by the New World screwworm.

11hon MSN

USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a facility in Texas that produces sterile flies to ...

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Officials turn to unexpected canine helpers in battle against flesh-eating pest: 'Adapt as much as possible'

Since 2023, Central America and Mexico have been experiencing an exponential increase in New World screwworm cases, jumping, ...

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