"When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal," the USDA says. "NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife ...
New World Screwworms are fly larvae or maggots that can infest human flesh and cause infection, according to the release. The female flies could lay their eggs into opened wounds or an opening in ...
The eggs hatch into painful larvae, and then maggots “screw into flesh with sharp mouth hooks ... but they can also infect birds, pets and humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...