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USDA Plans to Dump Billions of Flies over Texas — Here's Why
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to release billions of sterile male screwworm flies over Texas and Mexico starting around July 2026 to control the pest population.
- This initiative follows a recent outbreak of screwworm flies in Texas linked to an earlier resurgence in Mexico, prompting import suspensions and renewed eradication efforts.
- The method involves breeding male flies, sterilizing them with radiation, and releasing them to mate with wild females, leading to eggs that fail to develop and a subsequent decline in larvae numbers.
- Edwin Burgess, a parasite researcher at the University of Florida, described the technology as highly effective and praised it as one of the best examples of applying scientific knowledge to address significant challenges.
- The program aims to protect livestock and public health in southern Texas and northern Mexico, with new production and distribution centers planned to increase sterile fly output significantly.
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Feds Breeding Billions of Flies, Planning to Dump Them on Texas and Mexico
The federal government is currently breeding billions of sterile screwworm flies in an effort to combat a deadly parasite that targets livestock and wildlife across parts of Texas and Mexico. […] The post Feds Breeding Billions of Flies, Planning to Dump Them on Texas and Mexico appeared first on The Western Journal.
Feds Breeding Billions of Flies, Planning to Dump Them on Texas and Mexico - News Addicts
The federal government is quietly breeding billions of flies in an ongoing effort to stop a dangerous parasite that threatens livestock and wildlife in Texas and along the southern border. The project, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with support from Mexico, targets the screwworm fly, a lethal parasite that burrows into open […] The post Feds Breeding Billions of Flies, Planning to Dump Them on Texas and Mexico appeared first o…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Millions of flies to be dropped over Texas to combat flesh-eating maggots
The U.S. government wiped out the Screwworm flies in the southwest in the 1960’s, but they’re back again
Texas Will Be Blanketed In Billions Of Flies Dumped From Planes In A War Against Flesh-Eating Maggots
flies on car windshield Most people will reflexively recoil at the words “flesh-eating maggots,” and if you’re one of them, you’ll probably be pleased to hear experts have already mastered a plan to eradicate them. That’s the case with a threat that has emerged in Texas, which will soon be covered in billions of flies bred for that specific purpose. We live in a world that’s teeming with invasive species with the potential to wreak havoc on ecos…
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