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flesh-eating screwworms
Coverage of flesh-eating screwworms in the Nexus archive.
- The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies
The US is using sterilized flies to combat flesh-eating screwworm populations, but current production capacity for these flies is limited. This method involves releasing sterilized flies to reduce local screwworm numbers.
- Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US
The USDA confirmed the first known infection of flesh-eating screwworms in the US, which were eradicated in the 1960s. The carnivorous fly larva feed on the flesh of living mammals.