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The idea is that when sterile flies are released into targeted areas, they wold mate with wild screwworm flies and prevent them from reproducing.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

US officials said some four million sterile flies are now being released weekly from the sky, and that some four million more in the pupae stage were being deployed in ground release chambers.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

However, officials say that they will need to breed up to 600 million sterile screwworms flies each week in order to fight back the outbreak.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

A gust of wind flies in and then two women run in, disheveled and out of breath.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse



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