USDA is moving ahead with plans to build a sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base near Edinburg, Texas, to produce 300 million sterile flies to combat New World screwworm and reduce reliance on foreign sources.
Source: Farm Progress, August 18, 2025. Link.
Also see: Emergency use of animal drugs authorized for screwworms, BEEF, August 19, 2025. Link. HHS allows FDA to issue emergency use of animal drugs to combat New World screwworm and protect U.S. food supply.