Fact Checking The Return of the Flesh-Eating Fly: Why Partisan Blame Obscures a Complex Ecological Crisis July 22, 2026 Nana Wu The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), a parasitic fly that decimated American livestock for decades, has returned to U.S. soil after being declared eradicated nearly half a century ago. As…
Fact Checking The Flesh-Eating Threat: Why the Return of the New World Screwworm Defies Partisan Narratives June 30, 2026 Basiran The return of the New World screwworm—a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, causing agonizing tissue destruction—has sparked a fierce political firestorm in the…
