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U.S. plans to combat spread of "man-eater" screwworms with $8.5M facility of flies in Texas
The facility will breed millions of sterile New World screwworm flies at Moore Air Base, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday.
Billions of flies to be dumped out of planes in an effort to fight flesh-eating maggot known as "man-eater"
The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...
U.S. Plans to Drop Millions of Flies from the Sky to Prevent Spread of Flesh-Eating 'Man-Eater' Maggots
The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, ...
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The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming - MSN
The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming. Story by Sarah Zhang • 1w. T he United States has, for 70 years, been fighting a continuous aerial war against the New World screwworm, ...
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The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming - The Atlantic
The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming. After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north. By Sarah Zhang. Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters.