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Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges acceleration of a $750 million USDA-funded fly-breeding factory to combat New World screwworm larvae threatening the U.S. cattle industry. A confirmed infestation in a Texas calf marks the first case since 1966, prompting efforts to produce 300 million sterile flies weekly in Texas and 100 million in a Mexico facility.
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