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The leader of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association urged ranchers to report suspected cases quickly and not panic as Texas responds to an outbreak of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that can infect livestock and wildlife. Stephen Diebel, president of the Fort Worth-based Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, was among the speakers at a gathering this week at the newly opened Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, where researchers study pests including New World screwworm, according to reports.
