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Texas prepares for looming screwworm outbreak: ‘There’s not a magic bullet’

Texas is ramping up preparations to meet the looming invasion of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly threatening the state’s multibillion-dollar livestock industry. The insect is typically found in ...
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Scientists Discover New Parasitic Wasps Invading the U.S.

At least two different populations of a parasitic wasp native to Europe have been found on opposite coasts of North America. But no one knows how they got there. Reading time 3 minutes There are all ...
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Texas mobilizes to combat invasion threat of screwworm parasite on livestock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the state Parks and Wildlife Department and Animal Health Commission to form a joint response team to combat the spread of the New World screwworm. “The recent ...
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A Silent Invasion Is Unfolding: Parasitic Wasps From Europe Are Multiplying Across the US, Threatening Native Ecosystems

A newly released study in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research has confirmed the first official sightings of Bootanomyia dorsalis—a European parasitic wasp—in both the eastern and western United States ...