Also want to express my gratitude for Nate Sheets for joining with us and advising us and working with us as we continue to address address this growing problem. To double down on something that Secretary Rollins mentioned, There is a well established prevention and solution for the spread of the screw worm 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 those flies in South Texas and will recalibrate to deploy those sterile flies as needed and where needed. (37:46–37:56)
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