/tags/screwworm screwworm en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-15/sometimes-fighting-dangerous-pests-like-screwworms-and-mosquitoes-means-sterilizing-bugs Screwworm — a harmful parasite once largely eradicated with the help of a successful sterile insect program — is back. Multiple reported U.S. cases have drawn news coverage, as has a request from researchers with Google’s Debug project asking to release millions of mosquitoes in Florida and California. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-15/sometimes-fighting-dangerous-pests-like-screwworms-and-mosquitoes-means-sterilizing-bugs Madison Czopek | PolitiFact /environment/2026-06-12/screwworm-scare-leads-to-florida-shelter-pet-blockage The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) issued an emergency rule Wednesday prohibiting the importation of shelter and rescue dogs and cats from states with confirmed screwworm detections. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:09:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-12/screwworm-scare-leads-to-florida-shelter-pet-blockage Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /health/2026-06-05/florida-braces-for-screwworm-passes-emergency-rules-after-earlier-discovery-of-insect-in-texas Florida enacted emergency rules Friday to prevent the New World screwworm from making its way to the Sunshine State. The state created protocols to protect Florida's cattle herds from the parasitic fly after it was found in Texas earlier this week. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT /health/2026-06-05/florida-braces-for-screwworm-passes-emergency-rules-after-earlier-discovery-of-insect-in-texas Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /health-news-florida/2017-04-26/last-sterilized-flies-released-in-screwworm-fight Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:42:00 GMT /health-news-florida/2017-04-26/last-sterilized-flies-released-in-screwworm-fight The Associated Press /health-news-florida/2017-04-13/screwworm-medications-discontinued-for-key-deer Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:49:00 GMT /health-news-florida/2017-04-13/screwworm-medications-discontinued-for-key-deer The Associated Press /news/2017-03-18/victory-in-the-war-on-screwworm-keys-animal-quarantine-lifted Almost six months after the New World screwworm outbreak was identified in the Florida Keys, the state Department of Agriculture announced the lifting the… Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:01:48 GMT /news/2017-03-18/victory-in-the-war-on-screwworm-keys-animal-quarantine-lifted Nancy Klingener /2017-03-07/wildlife-officials-screwworm-infestation-declining-in-keys Wildlife officials say a screwworm infestation in the Florida Keys seems to be declining, which is good news for a unique deer herd threatened by the... Tue, 07 Mar 2017 13:12:57 GMT /2017-03-07/wildlife-officials-screwworm-infestation-declining-in-keys The Associated Press /news/2017-01-27/key-deer-collared-for-fawning-season Thirty female Key deer are now wearing radio collars so biologists can track them during fawning season.The deer will be watched closely because does and… Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:47:50 GMT /news/2017-01-27/key-deer-collared-for-fawning-season Nancy Klingener /health-news-florida/2017-01-12/irradiated-flies-coming-to-florida-mainland-to-stop-parasite Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:56:00 GMT /health-news-florida/2017-01-12/irradiated-flies-coming-to-florida-mainland-to-stop-parasite The Associated Press /2017-01-11/miami-dade-mayor-says-screwworm-limited-to-1-stray-dog The mayor of Miami-Dade County says he'll devote "whatever resources are necessary" to protect pets and livestock on Florida's mainland from screwworms . Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:39:45 GMT /2017-01-11/miami-dade-mayor-says-screwworm-limited-to-1-stray-dog The Associated Press