President Donald Trump’s administration has been accused of not acting fast enough to combat the spread of a flesh-eating parasitic fly that could cost the U.S. cattle industry billions of dollars.
The larvae of the New World screwworm are laid in open wounds and then feast on healthy livestock flesh, causing pain, infection, sepsis, and death. The best way to stop their spread is to introduce sterile male flies that halt the insect’s ability to breed.
The pest, which is endemic to South America, crossed into Central America in 2022 and was detected in Mexico in 2024, at which point the Biden administration approved $265 million in emergency funding to boost surveillance and build facilities to produce sterile flies, Politico reported.
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