{"id":2610503,"date":"2026-06-04T08:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-threatening-cattle-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:18:01","slug":"new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-threatening-cattle-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-threatening-cattle-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, threatening cattle industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-world-screwworm-confirmed-in-texas-threatening-cattle-industry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has been detected in Zavala County, texas-the first time the parasite has threatened America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heartland-republicans-unite-to-defend-meat-against-liberal-attack\/\" title=\"Heartland Republicans Unite to Defend Meat Against Liberal Attack\">cattle industry<\/a> since 1966. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refusal-to-stop-screwworms-shows-mexico-is-no-friend-to-u-s\/\" title=\"Refusal To Stop ...s Shows Mexico Is No Friend To U.S.\">flesh-eating larvae<\/a> were found in a calf and that USDA is taking immediate steps to prevent the outbreak from spreading.<\/p>\n<p>To contain the threat, a 12-mile quarantine zone has been established, restricting warm-blooded animals (including pets) from entering from outside the perimeter. Rollins emphasized that officials have found no other detections and that the larvae do not pose a risk to the food supply or consumers. Additional resources were sent to the affected area, and producers were urged to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>Screwworms can spread quickly as adult flies live about 10 to 30 days and lay eggs in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >warm-blooded animals\u2019 open wounds<\/a> and orifices, were maggots feed on tissue.The situation began after an infection was reported in a goat in Mexico, and USDA officials say they were able to \u201cbuy time\u201d after the New World screwworm first entered the U.S. in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins linked the risk to illicit cross-border cattle movement associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-joe-bidens-foreign-policy-reset-will-be-a-disaster\/\" title=\"Why Joe Biden\u2019s Foreign Policy ...Reset\u2019 Will Be A Disaster\">open border policies<\/a>, while noting that Texas producers are prepared to respond.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usda\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4282\">Department of Agriculture<\/a> confirmed on Wednesday that the New World <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3760913\/new-world-screwworm-parasite-threatening-food-supply\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3760913\/new-world-screwworm-parasite-threatening-food-supply\/\">screwworm<\/a> fly has been detected in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a>, marking the first time the parasite has threatened America\u2019s cattle industry since 1966. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agriculture Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brooke-rollins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11792\">Brooke Rollins<\/a> said the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the flesh-eating larvae was detected in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, roughly 50 miles from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexican-border\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1295\">Mexican border<\/a>, adding that her department is \u201ctaking immediate action\u201d to mitigate the spread.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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GET SCREWWORM CRISIS UNDER CONTROL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 12-mile quarantine zone has been established, barring any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-department-halts-livestock-trade-at-southern-ports-due-to-parasitic-fly-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... halts livestock trade at southern ports due to parasitic fly - Washington Examiner\">warm-blooded animal<\/a>, including pets, from entering from outside the perimeter. Rollins said there have been no other detections and that the larvae do not pose a threat to the food supply, emphasizing the detection has been contained. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur food supply is 100% safe. This potential New World Screworm detection is being fully contained and is not a harm to the American food supply or consumer safety,\u201d Rollins said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecRollins\/status\/2062316095814422718?s=20\">statement posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rollins added that additional resources have been sent to the farm in La Pryor, Texas, to provide support in containing the fly, telling producers to be \u201cvigilant and watchful.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screwworms pose a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4450228\/texas-prepares-looming-screwworm-outbreak\/\">serious threat<\/a> to the cattle industry, as well as other animals, because the fly\u2019s 10- to 30-day lifespan gives way for an infestation to spread quickly throughout a herd. Screwworms lay eggs in warm-blooded animals\u2019 open wounds and orifices, which then hatch into parasitic maggots that feed on the animals\u2019 tissue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports of a screwworm infection were first reported Tuesday in a 5-year-old goat in Mexico\u2019s Coahuila state, which put Rollins and the cattle industry on alert. She said then that \u201cthere\u2019s no doubt that this is a very, very serious threat to our livestock.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A potential outbreak could cost Texas livestock producers hundreds of millions of dollars, and hit the state\u2019s economy with over $1.8 billion in losses, according to estimates by the Agriculture Department. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New-World screwworm first entered the United States in 2025, but USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins said in a press release that officials were able to \u201cbuy time\u201d and prepare for the threat of a larger outbreak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-flesh-eating-maggots-called-new-world-screwworm-move-through-mexico-toward-us\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4534289\/new-world-screwworm-southern-border\/\"><strong>FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS CALLED NEW WORLD SCREWWORM MOVE THROUGH MEXICO TOWARD US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rollins said the recent detection is a result of open border policies under the Biden administration that allowed illegal cattle trading across borders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately, the open-border policies of the last administration and the resulting illicit cattle movement throughout Mexico have caused NWS to potentially reach our side of the border,\u201d Rollins said. \u201cBUT, there is no one better than Texas and our live stock producers to have in this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guidelines for what to do if a screwworm is on your animals can be found on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/animals\/animal-health\/livestock-and-poultry-disease\/stop-screwworm\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/animals\/animal-health\/livestock-and-poultry-disease\/stop-screwworm\">USDA\u2019s webpage<\/a> dedicated to the larvae.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA confirms New World screwworm detected in Texas; first threat since 1966<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2610504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25237540501545_b2486d.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80815,58812,58809,3694],"class_list":["post-2610503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cattle-industry","tag-livestock-health","tag-new-world-screwworm","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25237540501545_b2486d.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610503"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610507,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610503\/revisions\/2610507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}