Below is a list of authoritative screwworm resources. I will be adding to the list over time, as appropriate.
Links to Pages on this website
English Translation of Coquerel’s 1858 publication on Lucilia (now Cochliomyia) hominivorax
Current Status of Screwworm in the U.S.A.
External Links
Coquerel, C. (1858). Note sur des larves appartenant à une espèce nouvelle de diptère (Lucilia hominivorax).
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 3(6), 171–176.
Sherman, RA. (Ongoing). Beyond Flies and Maggots Substack.
US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Redirected from Screwworm.gov)
USDA APHIS: “New World screwworm Response Playbook” (2026). References
CDC Health Advisory: “New World Screwworm (NWS) Myiasis“ (referenced in CIDRAP and abc10.com).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): “CBP launches campaign to warn public about New World screwworm threat” (May 28, 2026).
Robert Smith: “The biological wall to keep out screwworms” (May 24, 2026). A
FDACS Official Site: FDACS.gov/NWS. A recommended government resource for information, updates, and reporting procedures.
USDA APHIS: “New World screwworm Response Playbook“ (2026). References “decades of eradication knowledge” and the historical use of wound management and SIT.
Vet Watch Update (Christopher Lee, DVM): “Eradication of Cochliomyia hominivorax“ (May 16, 2025). Explains the “Achilles heel” of the fly—the fact that females mate only once—and the massive production scale (800 million flies/week) of 1960s labs.
USDA APHIS — “Stop Screwworm” – Current Status