Event Brief
US plans sterile fly releases to combat screwworm
Filed: Jun 05, 2026 at 8:03 PM ET
Summary: US officials confirmed New World screwworm in Texas and plan sterile adult fly releases to prevent an outbreak.
WHO: US Department of Agriculture
WHAT: Confirmed New World screwworm presence in a calf and deployed a sterile-fly release approach to crash the local population.
WHEN: Jun 05, 2026 at 2:16 PM ET
WHERE: Texas, USA
WHY: To head off an outbreak after New World screwworm was confirmed in a calf in southern Texas.
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