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New World Screwworm
The folks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are hoping for the best and preparing ...
Millions of flies to be dropped over Texas to combat flesh-eating maggots
The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they'll kill off a ...
The Express - Lock Haven12h
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to ...
Independent.ie on MSN13h
US to dump millions of sterile flies on Texas in bid to eliminate flesh-eating maggots
The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they’ll kill off a species of insect known for laying its flesh-eating larvae in the wounds ...
Lufkin Daily News13h
New World Screwworm: State officials hoping for the best, preparing for the worst, last detection of old foe about 700 miles south of US
The folks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are hoping for the best and preparing ...
US government to release billions of flies into Mexico to stop flesh-eating insects from crossing border
The Trump Administration is leading the effort to prevent the spread of the New World Screwworm, which was eradicated in the ...
Blitz22h
US to deploy billions of sterile flies over Mexico and Texas to combat flesh-eating parasite
In a bold and unconventional effort to stave off a potentially devastating threat to its livestock industry, the United ...