A Tool in the Fight Against New World Screwworm with Deana Hardee

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges ranchers face with insect management, featuring insights from veterinarian Deana Hardee on New World screwworm and related topics.

As the weather begins to warm up and insects return, ranchers will again face the challenge of managing insect pressure as well as concerns associated with complications caused by these tiny nuisances. Our host, Shauna Hermel, was joined at CattleCon 2026 by Deana Hardee, veterinarian with Merck Animal Health, and Megan Silveira, managing editor with the Angus Journal, regarding New World screwworm, cattle fever ticks, the Asian Longhorned Tick and a conditionally approved product from Merck ...

People in this episode

Host: Shauna Hermel

Guest: Deana Hardee

Topics covered

• insect management
• New World screwworm
• cattle health
• veterinary science
• animal welfare

Keywords

• New World screwworm
• cattle fever ticks
• Asian Longhorned Tick
• Merck Animal Health
• insect pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Merck Animal Health, Angus Journal

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