From Dr. Dan Hale:
We wanted to let you know that the accessible PDF version of the New World Screwworm Field Guide for Beef Cattle Producers is now available at this link https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/NWS-Beef-Cattle-Field-Guide-eqd.pdf.
This is intended to be a very comprehensive and easy to read documents for our ranchers, with all the important information regarding NWS in one place.
This Guide and our other factsheets are available on the AgriLife Extension webiste at https://tx.ag/screwworm under “Print Resources for Distribution.” The recently released pocket guide is also available at that location.
The guide was developed as a practical reference for identifying, responding to, and communicating about screwworm-related issues with clientele and stakeholders. Thank you to Jason Smith and Jason Banta for writing the Guide and MarComm for formatting it. It was reviewed by several other Extension Specialists, Extension Veterinarians and personnel at Texas Animal Health Commission.
In addition, we are currently working on a physical printed copies of the Guide that will be professionally printed and provided to you for distribution upon request. More information on quantities and distribution plans will be shared as soon as they are available. We hope to have them available at TCAAA.
Thank you for your continued efforts in educating producers, partners, and communities. We encourage you to make use of these resources and share them with your audiences as appropriate.
You can access all NWS document resources here: https://tx.ag/screwworm
Best regards,
Dan
Dan Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Ag and Natural Resources
Chief Research Officer
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Thanks,
Blayne Reed
Program Specialist – IPM
Mid High Plains & Upper Rolling Plains
