Texas to Deploy Fly Bait that Mimics the Scent of Open Wounds
EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 21 – Texas uses a targeted Swormlure-5 bait to control New World screwworms, reducing fly populations by about 90% within weeks, aiding efforts to restore cattle trade.
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Texas using special bait to attract screwworms to insecticide
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is reintroducing Swormlure Bait to aid the ongoing battle against the New World screwworm (NWS). The NWS issue has shut down cattle imports from Mexico into the U.S. the last few months. Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced that TDA is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to introduce an enhanced …
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