#newworldscrewworm — Public Fediverse posts

#Texas prepares for war as invasion of #flesheating #flies appears imminent
In #Colombia, the #parasites were caught expanding into endangered wild mountain tapirs.
Texas Department of Agriculture announced the debut of TDA Swormlure, a synthetic bait designed to attract the flies with a scent that mimics open flesh wounds, which are critical to the lifecycle of the #fly, called the #NewWorldScrewworm.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/texas-prepares-for-war-as-invasion-of-flesh-eating-flies-appears-imminent/

Mexico has confirmed a new case of New World screwworm in a Mexican city, less than 70 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/09/22/531479/mexico-reports-its-northernmost-detection-of-new-world-screwworm/

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Texas lawmakers are lobbying for millions of dollars to fight the New World Screwworm.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2025/08/04/527838/officials-scramble-to-stop-flesh-eating-pest-advancing-toward-texas/

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