New World screwworm

[Ziggy]

Have you heard about the New World screwworm?

It is a parasitic fly. It has orange eyes, a metallic green body with 3 stripes.
It's not the first time North and South America has been infected. But they were able to eradicate it back in the 50's but they are making a comeback.
This could be serious.
I'm just posting so we have some awareness and what to watch out for.
I know a lot of us have pets, and Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, and Humans can be prone to these nasty things.
But they mostly hang out with our livestock in the southwest regions like NM and TX.



All of the Government Agencies, FDA, USDA, CDC, etc are working to maintain and again try to eradicate this problem.

So please do me a favor, don't start crying about the cost of beef.
Understand the seriousness of the matter.
Thank You

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[Debp]

Have you heard about the New World screwworm?

Yes I did hear about it.
P.S. Wonder what happened to the Murder Hornets?

 

[Ziggy]

The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), also known as the northern giant hornet, is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East. It was also briefly found in the Pacific Northwest of North America from late 2019 but was eradicated by December 2024.

These hornets prayed on other insects and rodents. It was attacking our honey bees.

https://fletcher.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fletcher_tx_letter_to_usda_on_new_world_screwworm.pdf

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