USDA: Food supply is safe despite cyclospora, screwworm fights
The solar-powered system photographs insects and uses artificial intelligence to flag threats as 42 screwworm cases were confirmed in Texas and New Mexico.
- An Oklahoma company has developed TrapLink, a solar-powered AI monitoring system to detect New World screwworm, as 42 confirmed cases threaten livestock in Texas and New Mexico.
- Traditional monitoring methods rely on manual traps checked by workers in the field, limiting early detection. Developers designed TrapLink to identify threats before active infections appear in livestock.
- Ryan Early, founder of TrapLink, said the system uses high-resolution cameras and artificial intelligence to classify insects. "TrapLink is a next-generation biosecurity monitoring station specifically for New World screwworm," Early said.
- Developers plan to deploy a pilot trap next month at the Oklahoma City Stockyards, a high-traffic hub where livestock from across Oklahoma and neighboring states arrive weekly.
- The prototype lacks regulatory approval and remains unverified; any suspected detection requires veterinarian confirmation. "We are not there to take the human aspect out of it," Early said.
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AI-powered system developed by Oklahoma company to detect New World screwworm
TrapLink, a solar-powered monitoring system developed in Oklahoma, uses artificial intelligence to identify New World screwworm and aims to provide early warnings for livestock producers.
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USDA: Food supply is safe despite cyclospora, screwworm fights
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sought to reassure Americans on Thursday that the nation’s food supply remains safe despite an ongoing Cyclospora outbreak and the spread of the New World screwworm. “The food supply remains the best, the safest, the most affordable in the world, and will continue to do so,” Rollins said in a Thursday interview with NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill.”
Colorado prepares for screwworms, because the pest that was once eliminated in 1966 returns to america
New International screwworm, a relating to pest that basically affects cattle and natural world, was once detected in South Texas in June 2026. It has since expanded northward in Texas, and there was once one case in New Mexico as of July 23, 2026. The instances mark the go back of a pest that was once eliminated from the U.S. in 1966. As of July 23, there have now not been any screwworm instances in Colorado. On the other hand, the state has a …
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