USDA to fund Arizona facility to fight New World screwworm
- USDA will fund an Arizona facility targeting New World screwworm.
- The pest poses serious risks to livestock and wildlife.
- Sterile-fly releases can curb screwworm reproduction.
The US Department of Agriculture plans to fund a facility in Arizona to help combat New World screwworm, a destructive parasitic pest that threatens livestock, wildlife and potentially human health. The investment matters because preventing the pest’s spread into the United States could protect animal welfare, agricultural production…