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USDA: New World Screwworm Not Yet in the U.S., But Threat Draws Closer

New World Screwworm

USDA: New World Screwworm Not Yet in the U.S., But Threat Draws Closer

This report delivers a clear message: while the New World screwworm has not yet crossed into the United States, federal and state officials believe the threat is real and growing as new cases are detected ever closer to the Texas border.

New World Screwworm

An Insidious Pest Threatens Texas Cattle. It’ll Have to Get Past These Guys.

The New World screwworm has been infecting livestock just over the border, in Mexico. “Tick riders,” a 120-year-old group of mounted USDA inspectors, are the nation’s first line of defense.

Special Report: New World Screwworm

New World Screwworm

Special Report: New World Screwworm

In light of the imminent threat of New World screwworm looming along the Texas-Mexico border, Borderlands Research Institute has pulled together the following information and resources to help guide ranchers and farmers.

Will Mushrooms Be Magic for Threatened Bees?

"Invasion Biology"

Will Mushrooms Be Magic for Threatened Bees?

Seventy years ago, Dr. William Albrecht, the “Father of Soil Fertility,” wrote, “It’s not the overpowering invader we must fear but the weakened condition of the victim.” Outbreaks of parasite-spread diseases must be treated if possible, but treating symptoms can’t be confused with treating causes. While symptoms,