What you need to know about the flesh-eating New World screwworm

Now that the invasive pest is in the country, here’s what it could mean for you and your pocketbook

The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States.

For years, ranchers across Southern states have prepared for a potential invasion of the flesh-eating parasite that can wreak havoc on livestock, pets and even humans.

Though the United States went decades without a confirmed case of the invasiv…