flies

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At a press conference Monday afternoon, federal and Texas officials are putting sterile flies at the center of their effort to control New World Screwworm.

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

Experts, though, say the supply of sterile flies is too low to immediately impact and halt the growing screwworm population.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Who is Lou Ann? And why are you staying with her?” she says as a book flies by us and lands with a thump in the wet grass.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko