There is a well established prevention and solution for the spread of the screwworm that the federal government has implemented in the past, and that is sterile flies. Prevention requires the release of millions of sterile flies in targeted regions. The USDA is now importing and dispersing [sterile flies] in South Texas and will recalibrate to deploy those sterile flies as needed and where needed. The USDA is also constructing that new sterile screwworm production facility in Edinburgh which we need to get up and running as quickly as possible. (00:19–00:29)
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Asserts that the USDA is actively managing sterile fly deployment in South Texas.
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