USDA breaks ground on new sterile fly as part of its New World screwworm defense strategy

A cow/calf operator in south Texas says sterile fly production is the key in pushing back the northern movement of New World screwworm.   Stephen Diebel, president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association says the groundbreaking of the production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas is a major milestone. “It goes to show how these […]

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