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USDA Allocates $750 Million for New Screwworm Defense Facility in Edinburg, Texas to Protect National Livestock and Economy

The USDA invests $750 million in a facility in Edinburg, Texas, to combat the New World screwworm, protecting U.S. livestock ...
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Texas Gov. Abbott addresses growing screwworm threat

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New World screwworms are an invasive species that burrow fly larvae into ...

In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms

The devastating pests have crossed Central America. Despite stepped-up efforts, there are not enough sterile flies to stop ...

Abbott, Rollins announce plans to address screwworm threat on cattle, livestock

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed "plans to fight ...

Texas working to develop new weapons in its battle to halt New World screwworm before it gets to border

Texas Agriculture Department debuts new Swormlure traps, Ivermectin feed additives and a cattle vaccine to combat New World ...
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Screwworm Coalition launches resource website

The Screwworm Coalition of Texas, a coalition of 13 Texas groups, has launched a new website to deliver reliable information.

How Texas plans to fight a deadly threat moving closer to ranches

Texas just revealed its new defense to protect its $15B cattle industry from the deadly New World Screwworm, now just 370 miles from the state.