The unusual operation is a critical part of a strategy to combat the spread of the flesh-eating screwworm fly, a pest that ...

To stop the potential spread of the maggot, the USDA is ramping up sterile fly dispersal-a method where sterilized screwworm ...

The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.

"It can spread quickly from one field to another if left unmanaged." Officials discover worrisome effects of 'rapid' increase ...

The industrial standard in agriculture involves heavy use of herbicides and pesticides to meet the bottom line of production.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from ...

Gov. Josh Green signed various agriculture and biosecurity bills into law, including one that the governor had previously ...

Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...

Are you looking for an effective way to control insect pests in your vegetable garden but want to stay away from using ...

Here’s one reason to shut down the border. To combat the flesh-eating larvae (maggots) of the New World Screwworm (NWS) that’s wreaking havoc among livestock along […] ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the Greenhouse and Nursery Pest Management Seminar on July 25 in Overton.