Lawmakers Seek Sterilized Fly Facility to Repel Invasive Screwworm

An adult New World screwworm fly sits at rest. Lawmakers are calling for a $300 million investment in a facility to produce sterile flies and prevent a dangerous screwworm outbreak. (AP)

By    |   Tuesday, 24 June 2025 07:05 AM EDT ET

A government agency spending $300 million in taxpayer dollars to produce sterilized flies sounds like a dream scenario for a DOGE team looking to cut waste, fraud, and abuse.

Not this time.

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A government agency spending $300 million in taxpayer dollars to produce sterilized flies sounds like a dream scenario for a DOGE team looking to cut waste, fraud, and abuse.
screwworm, invasive species, congress, government spending, mexico
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