A tongue-eating parasite may be one of the most disturbing survival strategies in the ocean. After entering a fish’s mouth, it cuts off blood flow to the tongue until the tissue dies, then consumes it ...

Texas will not get screwed by the flesh-eating parasite known as the screwworm — with Gov. Greg Abbott declaring a preemptive disaster declaration before the devastating organism even gets to the Lone ...

A flesh-eating parasite is a cause for concern. The New World screwworm, also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a species of parasitic fly that can cause myiasis, a parasitic infestation, according ...

The U.S. beef industry faces another headwind that could add to long-term drought and tariff considerations to keep prices elevated. New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite eradicated from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New World screwworm larva Image by TAMU Agrilife Extension website Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration to ...

What’s armored, covered in worms, and has a rasping tongue? If you said the stuff of nightmares, you’re not wrong. Luckily, however, the critter in question is pretty small—and now famous. Meet ...

EDINBURG — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from crossing ...

CHICAGO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will open a facility in Texas by the end of next year that produces sterile flies intended to fight the flesh-eating parasite New World ...

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn ...