As New World screwworm returns to the US, a new dashboard tracks the risk
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In the 1950s, the New World screwworm cost U.S. livestock producers tens of millions of dollars a year, reaching $50 million to $100 million annually in the hardest-hit Southwest, before it was eradicated from the United States and pushed south to Panama. Now the flesh-eating pest has spread north again, reaching Texas and New Mexico and threatening livestock, wildlife and even people.
Key takeaways
- 01In the 1950s, the New World screwworm cost U.S.
- 02livestock producers tens of millions of dollars a year, reaching $50 million to $100 million annually in the hardest-hit Southwest, before it was eradicated from the United States and pushed south to Panama.
- 03Now the flesh-eating pest has spread north again, reaching Texas and New Mexico and threatening livestock, wildlife and even people.
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