New World Screwworm Domestic Fly Dispersal Facility Announced By USDA

USDA announces completion of sterile fly dispersal facility in Texas

USDA | SPECIAL TO THE HESPERIAN BEACON EDINBURG, TX-- Earlier this week at Moore Air Base, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L.

New World Screwworm Domestic Fly Dispersal Facility Announced By USDA

USDA Opens Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Edinburg, Texas to Combat New World Screwworm New World screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds, and in rare cases, people.Courtesy of USDA/APHIS The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), led…