Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
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ABC NewsBJun 5, 10:06 PM
Governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn’t expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state
Washington PostAJun 4, 1:49 PM
Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas, sparking fears for U.S. cattle
The parasite was found in a 3-week-old calf decades after it was largely eradicated in the U.S. Authorities said the risk to humans is low.
HuffPostCJun 4, 2:25 AM
Screwworm Fly Detected In Texas Decades After Cattle Threat Was Largely Eradicated In U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it suspects that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.
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AxiosAJun 4, 2:27 PM
New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, stoking fresh cattle fears
A deadly cattle pest called New World screwworm has been found in Texas, 60 years after it was effectively eradicated in the United States. Why it matters: The U.S. beef herd is already the smallest i
PBS NewsHourAJun 5, 5:48 PM
What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its U.S. reappearance
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Tex
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