Agricultural Research Service: NovoFly Screwworm Strain Readied for Active Duty
August 25, 2026
August 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service issued the following news:
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NovoFlyTM Screwworm Strain Readied for Active Duty
American scientific ingenuity in the form of sterile fly releases helped eliminate New World screwworm from the country in the 1960s. Now, ARS researchers are combining that ingenuity with next-generation tools to counter new resurgences of the pest threatening livestock and wildlife in N . . .
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NovoFlyTM Screwworm Strain Readied for Active Duty
American scientific ingenuity in the form of sterile fly releases helped eliminate New World screwworm from the country in the 1960s. Now, ARS researchers are combining that ingenuity with next-generation tools to counter new resurgences of the pest threatening livestock and wildlife in N . . .