A flesh-eating parasite long kept out of the U.S. has now been detected in Texas and New Mexico. Our reporter Kevin Hardy has the latest on what it could mean for livestock, pets and food prices.
https://stateline.org/2026/06/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-flesh-eating-new-world-screwworm/
The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. The flesh-eating parasite poses potentially life-threatening risks to pets, wildlife and livestock. While the risk is concentrated in a few states, experts say a massive invasion could ripple across the American economy through higher grocery prices.
