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Texas Launches $8.5M Fight Against Resurgent Screwworm Threat

8/15/2025

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The Screwworm Coalition of Texas launched a website in July to combat the New World screwworm threat to cattle.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins halted live animal shipments from Mexico and announced an $8.5 million sterile fly facility in South Texas.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller plans to use synthetic scent traps to control adult screwworm flies.
The screwworm, eradicated in the U.S. since the 1960s, has resurged, with increased detections in Central America this year.

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The Screwworm Coalition of Texas launched a website in July to combat the New World screwworm threat to cattle.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins halted live animal shipments from Mexico and announced an $8.5 million sterile fly facility in South Texas.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller plans to use synthetic scent traps to control adult screwworm flies.
The screwworm, eradicated in the U.S. since the 1960s, has resurged, with increased detections in Central America this year.