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Frank Lucas: “Trying to improve the viability of the male flies to make…”

Featuring: Frank Lucas, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 04:22

And almost without hesitation, he said go. So. So we've been, we've been working really hard. So you're working very hard creating more facilities, increasing the production at existing facilities. I understand. Trying to improve the viability of the male flies to make them more attractive, so to speak, in this process. That's correct. Working on ways to try and create higher percentages of male fly, since that's the fly that matters in this contest. That's right. All of those things. (04:22–04:28)

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Asserts that there are efforts to enhance the effectiveness of male flies in controlling the New World Screwworm.

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