WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 03, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the detection of a New World screwworm (NWS) in a bovine in Zavala County, Texas. NWS is a serious pest that affects livestock, pets, wildlife, and less commonly, people and birds. NWS larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of living animals, causing serious damage to livestock and economic losses.
The affected animal is a 3-week-old calf and larvae were identified in its umbilical area. To date, there have been no further detections.
Didn’t this get called out months ago when they refunded the program of dropping sterile flies to stop this spread?
In other words, the fact that they haven’t been seen in the US since 1966 and are appearing today is directly because of trump.
Yep, these dipshits stopped funding a program that has literally kept these things out of the US for more than half a century…wonder how far they will spread before his term is up.