USDA to Build Sterile Fly Factory to Stop Flesh-Eating Maggots from Invading U.S.
The USDA is going to breed millions of flies, sterilize them with radiation, and send them into Texas and Mexico to prevent a re-emergence of the New World Screwworm(NWS), also known as a flesh-eating maggot. The NWS is endemic to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and some South American countries, but it was eradicated in the…Continue reading USDA to Build Sterile Fly Factory to Stop Flesh-Eating Maggots from Invading U.S.