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Texas A&M Experts Combat Screwworm Threats Using Proven Techniques

7/29/2025

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Texas A&M experts Roel Lopez and Phillip Kaufman are drawing on the lessons learned from Florida's 2016 New World screwworm outbreak to safeguard Texas against similar threats. With the USDA's introduction of the Sterile Insect Technique, this proactive approach seeks to shield livestock and wildlife from devastating ecological and economic consequences.

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Texas A&M experts Roel Lopez and Phillip Kaufman are drawing on the lessons learned from Florida's 2016 New World screwworm outbreak to safeguard Texas against similar threats. With the USDA's introduction of the Sterile Insect Technique, this proactive approach seeks to shield livestock and wildlife from devastating ecological and economic consequences.