Arya News - The latest screwworm outbreak in cattle has led to clashing ideas about how to control it.
In early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) first reported that the New World screwworm —a fly that lays flesh-eating larvae—was found in a baby calf in Texas. There are now close to two dozen cases in domestic animals in the U.S.—all in Texas, including cattle, a goat, and a dog that was identified in Texas but lives in New Mexico.
Here’s what to know about screwworm and the ongoing clash about how to control it.
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