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02/09/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/10/2026 07:14
USDA Announces Completion of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Texas
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USDA Announces Completion of Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Texas
Facility Will Increase Range of Sterile Fly Release and Bolster Preparedness for New World Screwworm
Edinburg, TX, February 9, 2026-Today at Moore Air Base, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Governor of Texas Greg Abbott celebrated a significant achievement in the fight against New World Screwworm (NWS) with the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg, Texas. This facility expands USDA's ability to disperse sterile flies along the border and into the United States, if necessary.
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