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USDA Addresses Texas Screwworm Outbreak

Updated 2026-06-08 14:30 UTC 1 source Neutral

The USDA will use the same strategy from the late 1950s to address new screwworm cases in Texas, involving the release of sterile insects.

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The U.S. will lean on the same playbook it did starting in the late 1950s, part of which involves releasing sterile insects to suppress the pest's population.
2026-06-08 14:20 UTC
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