The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent out an advisory warning hunters, livestock owners, and outdoorsy folks near the ...

They're called screwworms and they've been confirmed in Mexico, putting them just a hop, skip and a flesh destroying jump ...

Texas wildlife officials are on the lookout for a flesh-devouring fly larvae known as the “Man-eater” after cases of the ...

A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...

Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...

"When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal," the USDA says. "NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife ...

"When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal ... is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue. / Credit: / Getty Images After eggs ...

The New Year is starting with a fresh warning for those who work with animals in Texas. The state's Parks and Wildlife Department is asking hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts to watch out for ...

Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.

A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in southern Mexico has ... The New World Screwworm are larvae and maggots with 'sharp mouth hooks' that latch onto open wounds or live tissue on ...