USDA to build $750 million facility in Texas to combat screwworm
Published
8/25/2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to step up the battle against New World Screwworm (NWS) by constructing a $750 million sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Force Base in southern Texas. The facility in Edinburg, Texas, will produce up to 300 million sterile flies per week to combat NWS, working in tandem with facilities in Panama and...
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