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USDA unveils major plan to fight New World screwworm with Tick Riders, detector dogs, Texas facility

USDA unveils a five-pronged plan with Tick Riders, detector dogs and a Texas sterile-fly facility to combat New World ...

U.S. to build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.
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USDA Allocates $750 Million for New Screwworm Defense Facility in Edinburg, Texas to Protect National Livestock and Economy

The USDA invests $750 million in a facility in Edinburg, Texas, to combat the New World screwworm, protecting U.S. livestock ...
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Border remains closed to cattle as USDA rolls out plan to stop spread of parasite

The USDA plan comes alongside a monthslong shutdown of the Mexico-U.S. border for cattle. The shutdown has affected Mexican ...
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USDA to build $750 million sterile fly facility in Texas to combat NWS threat

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $750 million to build the United States’ first ...
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USDA Secretary announces large federal investment, new South Texas facility to combat New World screwworm

Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at the Texas Capitol where Rollins announced the ...

$750 million facility to protect Texas cattle, wildlife from screwworm threat

A deadly parasitic fly, the NWS is believed to be 370 miles south, flying north through Mexico from Central America.