Executive Director Order Declaring Animal Movement Restrictions

Executive Director Order Declaring Animal Movement Restrictions Texas Animal H..

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 20:45 Subheader body New World Screwworm in Crockett, Pecos, and Terrell Counties Body New World Screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic fly that poses a serious threat to livestock, exotic livestock, fowl, and exotic fowl in Texas.

NWS flies lay eggs in wounds or soft tissues of live warm-blooded animals; the larvae hatch and burrow into living tissue, leading to the painful condition NWS myiasis.