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U.S. to Dump Billions of Flies From Planes to Fight ‘Man-Eater’ Maggots
The Department of Agriculture is pursuing a disgusting—but effective—strategy to eliminate the larva of the New World ...
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 ...
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U.S. plans to drop millions of flies over Texas to fight flesh-eating maggots
The federal government plans to combat flesh-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock by dropping millions of sterile flies ...
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US planes to airdrop billions of flies to combat 'man-eater' maggot menace
USDA releases billions of sterile flies from planes to fight deadly flesh-eating maggots threatening livestock.
Weird Way USDA Combats Flesh-Eating Maggots in Texas
The USDA partners with Mexico to create a buffer zone south of the border, releasing the sterile flies in coordination to stop re-infestation before it crosses into U.S. territory. Without the program ...
Millions of flies to be dropped over Texas to combat flesh-eating maggots
Millions of flies to be dropped over Texas to combat flesh-eating maggots - The U.S. government wiped out the Screwworm flies in the Southwest in the 1960’s, but they’re back again ...
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US to dump millions of sterile flies on Texas in bid to eliminate flesh-eating maggots
The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they’ll kill off a species of insect known for laying its flesh-eating larvae in the wounds ...