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Texas factory to produce sterile flies to safeguard cattle from maggots

Texas factory to produce sterile flies to safeguard cattle from maggots

The U.S. is set to breed thousands of sterile flies in a facility located in southern Texas. The aim? To protect American cattle from a troubling pest known as the New World Screwworms, which have been causing issues in Mexico. These pests, described by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “devastating,” can inflict severe and […]

Threat of flesh-eating maggots leads to USDA plan for airdropping sterile flies

Threat of flesh-eating maggots leads to USDA plan for airdropping sterile flies

The federal government has a plan to breed and release millions of flies over parts of Mexico and Texas to combat a serious pest issue. The focus is on the larvae of the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, which pose a risk to livestock. The Department of Agriculture intends to boost the breeding and distribution […]