Local farmers learn about screwworm threat

Dr. Edwin Burgess, an UF/IFAS veterinarian entomologist, speaks about the New Worl screwworm during a meeting Thursday night with local residents and farmers. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Dr. Edwin Burgess, an UF/IFAS veterinarian entomologist, speaks about the New Worl screwworm during a meeting Thursday night with local residents and farmers. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The newest and latest threat to Florida’s livestock, the cattle industry and essentially all warm-blooded animals in the state, the New World screwworm, was the topic of discussion for more than 80 lo…