Help Coming To Fight Flesh-Eating Insect

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue. (Shutterstock)

Texas ranchers are getting some help in the fight against an invasive, flesh-eating insect that can devastate whole herds of cattle.

The FDA has approved a drug to combat the New World Screwworm Fly. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says this is helping ease tensions among ranchers, especially along the border. That Screwworm Fly is making its way north through Mexico.