New World screwworm

English en Noun New World screwworm An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of genus Cochliomyia genus, especially of species Cochliomyia hominivorax species, which feeds on living tissue, or Cochliomyia macellaria species, which does not. en w:The Associated Press U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest w:NBC News 2025-07-02 https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/us-plans-begin-breeding-billions-flies-fight-pest-rcna216505 The New World screwworm fly is a tropical species, unable to survive Midwestern or Great Plains winters, so it was a seasonal scourge. https://web.archive.org/web/20250703103324/https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/us-plans-begin-breeding-billions-flies-fight-pest-rcna216505 en-GB w:Reuters First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US w:The Guardian 2025-08-25 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/new-world-screwworm-flesh-eating-parasite-case-us 0261-3077 Earlier, Reuters reported that beef industry sources said last week that the CDC had confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the US from Guatemala. https://web.archive.org/web/20250825151439/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/new-world-screwworm-flesh-eating-parasite-case-us Hyponyms primary screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax species) secondary screwworm (Cochliomyia macellaria species) Coordinate terms en Old World screwworm See also en myiasis (en flystrike) References 1 Cochliomyia 1 Cochliomyia