Texas Battles Screwworm Threat

Texas braces for a decades-long battle against the New World screwworm, a deadly parasite first spotted in a calf in Zavala County—now confirmed in four more cases. With potential economic losses hitting $1.8 billion, officials are deploying millions of sterile male flies weekly near the U.S.-Mexico border, ramping up production to 100 million per week by late 2028. Plans include converting a Mexican facility and testing gene-edited flies to halt the spread before it spirals out of control. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/982d0554371580e0