Efforts to combat New World Screwworm continue

  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture aima to counter the spread of the New World Screwworm by releasing millions of sterile flies. Female NWS flies mate only once. If they mate with a sterile male, they lay unfertilized eggs that fail to hatch. courtesy photo
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture aima to counter the spread of the New World Screwworm by releasing millions of sterile flies. Female NWS flies mate only once. If they mate with a sterile male, they lay unfertilized eggs that fail to hatch. courtesy photo
    Federal and state agencies are continuing to prepare for the arrival of the New World Screwworm on U.S. and Texas soil.On Feb. 9, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg.“This sterile fly dispersal facility was a high-priority project, and our team delivered it...

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