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Billions of flies to be dumped out of planes in an effort to fight flesh-eating maggot known as "man-eater"
The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...
Federal government plans to air-drop sterile flies over Texas to fight flesh-eating maggots
USDA combats flesh-eating New World Screwworm by breeding sterilized flies for release over Mexico and Texas, with a new fly factory planned for 2026.
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The Fascinating Reproductive Cycle of Butterflies: From Egg to Adult
Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue of the peacock butterfly, but all butterflies ...
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U.S. to breed billions of flies to airdrop along border to combat "man eater" maggot pest
The Trump administration plans to breed billions of flies to airdrop over Mexico and southern Texas in an effort to stamp out the New World Screwworm (NWS). Why it matters: This highly destructive, ...
A Plague of Pests Is Coming for California. Here’s How to Stop It.
Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...