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Story summary
- The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced a new NWS fly dispersal facility in Texas.
- It is part of a five-pronged eradication plan.
- The USDA pursues technologies including eBeam to replace cobalt-60 for sterilizing flies. eBeam could yield over 100 million sterile flies in 24 hours.
- Border proximity raises concerns as NWS was detected less than 75 miles from the border.
