US EditionThe US plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasite
- The U.S. government plans to open a fly factory in Texas by the end of the year to breed sterile New World screwworm flies to protect cattle from a flesh-eating parasite.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated that these flies will mate with females to prevent them from laying eggs in cattle wounds.
- Texas officials expressed gratitude for the U.S. plans to combat the screwworm threat, which has led to live cattle imports from Mexico being suspended.
- Mexican Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué called Rollins’ plan a 'positive step' for U.S.-Mexico cooperation against the threat.
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A sterile fly scattering plant from the sweeper worm will be built in South Texas, with an investment of $8.5 million and delivered within six months, announced Brooke Rollins, head of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Additionally, the US authorities assess the possibility of later expanding that facility at Moore Air Base in Hidalgo County, to add a plant that produces 300 million sterile insects per week, which today only occur in Pana…
To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Texas facility to disperse sterile flies
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2025 “To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Texas facility to disperse sterile flies” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by T…
Secretary Rollins announces bold plan to combat New World Screwworm’s northward spread
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Wednesday morning launched an $8.5 million sterile New World Screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control, and…
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