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ReportingJul 1, 2026

Trump Admin Ramps Up Fight Against ‘Flesh Eating Parasite’ Threatening US Cattle Industry

The Trump administration shuttered the southern border to all livestock imports on Wednesday to combat the spread of a parasitic larvae that feasts on the live flesh of cattle known as the New World screwworm (NWS)…

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ReportingJul 1, 2026

‘Flesh-Eating Parasite’ Menaces American Beef Industry

Parasitic larvae from flies known as New World screwworm are infesting cattle in Mexico, and officials are racing to slow the spread across the southern border before the infestation overtakes American livestock…

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ReportingJul 1, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: DHS Wargames Response To Potential Flesh-Eating Parasitic Outbreak

The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ran a simulation preparing for an outbreak of New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasitic larva that primarily targets…

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ReportingJun 19, 2025

Trump Admin Moves To Shield American Cattle Industry From Devastating ‘Flesh-Eating Parasite’

The Trump administration is moving to combat the spread of New World screwworm (NWS), a type of parasitic larvae that feasts on the live flesh of cattle that could plague American livestock, damage several agricultural…

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ReportingMar 19, 2023

Parental Advisory: If You See One of These Cute and Furry Creatures, Keep Your Child Away

Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” this is not. Now, to its credit, the puss caterpillar, the larval stage of the flannel moth, is actually much cuter than Carle’s caterpillar, with its fuzzy and soft-looking…

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