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Millions of flies to be dropped over Texas to combat flesh-eating maggots
The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they'll kill off a ...
The Express - Lock Haven4h
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to ...
Lufkin Daily News5h
New World Screwworm: State officials hoping for the best, preparing for the worst, last detection of old foe about 700 miles south of US
The folks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are hoping for the best and preparing ...
World’s largest Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai
Visitors were welcomed by a giant Lego man over 26 meters (85 feet) tall named Dada as they arrived at the new Legoland ...
Independent.ie6h
US to dump millions of sterile flies on Texas in bid to eliminate flesh-eating maggots
The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they’ll kill off a ...
Flesh-eating screwworms could boost record high beef prices, expert says
Though roughly 700 miles from the Texas border, the New World screwworm poses a significant threat that could impact American ...
US government to release billions of flies into Mexico to stop flesh-eating insects from crossing border
The Trump Administration is leading the effort to prevent the spread of the New World Screwworm, which was eradicated in the ...
Blitz14h
US to deploy billions of sterile flies over Mexico and Texas to combat flesh-eating parasite
In a bold and unconventional effort to stave off a potentially devastating threat to its livestock industry, the United ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph17h
South of the Border: Efforts ramp up to stop screwworm short of the US
It was the early 1960s, but I vividly remember being at a summer camp just west of Kerrville when something drifted down from ...
The Fence Post21h
USDA announces the phased reopening of southern ports for livestock trade
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from ...
The Comanche Chief21h
Website launched to support producers, landowners and wildlife managers navigate New World screwworm; Texas drought monitor report summary
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association assisted in the launch of a new website to serve as a centralized hub for producers, landowners and wildlife managers navigating the threat of the New ...