The Cattle Killer Comes Back: Texas Ranchers Battle A Flesh-Eating Fly.
The New World screwworm — a flesh-eating parasite eradicated from the United States back in the 1960s — is inching north again through Mexico.
Based on WSJ reporting · Capital Wealth analysis by Sean Anees Saifi · June 12, 2026
A Texas ranch at dawn as an old threat returns.
The Story
The New World screwworm — a flesh-eating parasite eradicated from the United States back in the 1960s — is inching north again through Mexico. One turned up on a dog in New Mexico, and Texas ranchers are dusting off control methods their grandfathers used.
What This Means For The Book
A lighter one to end on — but there's a quiet lesson in it. The threats we declare ‘solved’ are the ones that catch us off guard when they drift back. It's true of cattle parasites, and it's true of inflation. Vigilance is cheaper than the cure.
