USDA deploys sterilized flies via aerial bombing to halt New World Screwworm invasion from Mexico
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Beth Mole
Summary
The article reports on the imminent threat of New World Screwworms—parasitic flies that lay eggs on wounds and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals—breaching biological barriers and moving toward the US border. The USDA is responding by deploying aerial bombs of sterilized flies over parts of Mexico to prevent the invasion. The tone is urgent and alarmist, emphasizing the grotesque nature of the parasite.
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bskyUSDA deploys sterilized flies via aerial bombing to halt New World Screwworm invasion from Mexicoarstechnica.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe're on the verge of being screwwormed.
The biological barrier was breached, they're slithering toward our border, and the US Department of Agriculture is now carpet-bombing parts of Mexico with weaponized flies to stave off an invasion.
Screwworms are possibly the most aptly named parasites imaginable, both literally and figuratively.
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