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The Texas Animal Health Commission reported on Facebook last week that USDA APHIS announced another shift in the dispersal area for sterile flies in a precautionary effort in the fight against New World Screwworm from entering the U.S. While there has been no detections of New World Screwworm in the United States, the Texas Animal Health Commission says that these …
USDA Shifts Sterile Fly Dispersal Efforts to Prevent Spread of New World Screwworm The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced a significant shift in its sterile fly dispersal strategy aimed at stopping the northward spread of New World Screwworm (NWS). The adjustment moves dispersal operations closer to the U.S.-Mexico border to reinforce protection …
