Some wildlife watchers are beginning to ask how they can help protect wildlife from the possible spread of the New World screwworm, which was detected in south Texas in June
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that warm-blooded animals from states with confirmed New World screwworm detections — including household pets — cannot enter the Natural State without a recent veterinary inspection
The area is about 450 miles southwest of Texarkana, Arkansas. A 20-kilometer containment area has been established around the detection, halting the movement of livestock in and out of the area.
Feeder cattle contract prices remained highly volatile on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday following the confirmation of screwworm in a calf in Texas, however, consumers shouldn’t expect to see beef prices at the store change much, a livestock economist said
Previously eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, the fly can infest livestock, pets, wildlife and in rare cases, humans
Named for its habit of screwing into the living flesh of warm-blooded animals with its razor-sharp mouth hooks, they are maggots
