Idaho adds requirements for animal entry in response to U.S. New World screwworm cases

By: Abigail Gerstein

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 401

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture instated additional state entry requirements for animals on Wednesday following detections of New World screwworm — a flesh eating parasite — in Texas and New Mexico.

The parasite, first confirmed in the U.S. on June 3, would pose a serious threat to Idaho’s livestock industry, should it spread to the state. The screwworm’s larvae burrow into, and feed on, the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, with the potential to …

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