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Taming of the Screw, Act Four.
Screwworms are coming to the U.S. and traveling at an alarming rate to get here. In fact, the journey from their one-time prison in Panama is 95% complete. They will come into the U.S.—it’s only a matter of when. Despite their Latin name hominivorax, which means “man...
Taming of the Screw, Act Three
I’d never heard of the Darien Gap; what about you? It’s kind of a unique place on the planet that we and our Central American partners have been able to utilize in the fight against this predatory maggot, the New World Screwworm. It’s the last thing before Colombia,...
Taming of the Screw, Act Two
In our last piece, you learned about a plain-looking bug that produces some very aggressive babies, a character that has made many headlines in the last few months as it eyes its old stomping grounds in the U.S.. In 1935, the New World Screwworm had our agricultural...
Getting to Know Your Vet
In a previous piece, we learned about the challenges faced by patients with skin issues, who generally seem destined to form a really close relationship with their veterinarian. It’s the rechecks...all the rechecks…. They’re truly the foundation of successful...
