By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&m Agrilife on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Guidance provided on detection, reporting, collection, submission, treatment and prevention.

Beef cattle producers who find or suspect New World screwworm (NWS) now have a user-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialists have developed a Field Guide for Beef Cattle Producers to walk operations through the detection, reporting, collection, submission, treatment and prevention process.

The document was compiled by two AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialists in the Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science: Dr. Jason Smith, associate professor at the TexasA&MAgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center at Canyon, and Dr. Jason Banta, professor at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton."We want to encourage producers to work directly with their veterinarian, who is best positioned to make informed recommendations for NWS treatment and prevention at the ranch level," Smith said.