Minnesota scores $610M contract to thwart Texas screwworm crisis

This week, Texas advanced plans to build a new sterile fly production facility, an integral part of the government’s strategy to keep the New World Screwworm from devastating the state’s multibillion-dollar livestock industry.

Efforts to build a domestic plant at Moore Air Base in South Texas capable of producing up to 300 million sterile flies weekly have been under development for months, as officials navigate the bureaucracy of making the initiative come to life.