Border Crisis: Flesh-Eating Screwworms Breach US for First Time in 60 Years

A parasitic crisis is unfolding as screwworms—devastating flesh-eating insects eradicated from the US in the 1960s—confirm re-entry into Texas, marking a critical biosecurity failure. The livestock industry, which has been protected from an estimated $900 million in annual losses over six decades, now faces an existential threat capable of reshaping farming practices nationwide. This invasion demands immediate federal intervention to prevent potential catastrophe.