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flag The U.S. is building its first sterile fly facility in Texas to produce millions of sterile flies weekly and prevent a deadly livestock pest from returning.

flag The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Army Corps of Engineers have awarded a contract to build a new sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas—the first of its kind in the U.S.—to boost domestic production of sterile New World Screwworm flies. flag The facility, set to break ground in 2026, aims to produce 100 million sterile flies weekly by November 2027, with a long-term goal of 300 million per week. flag It will support efforts to prevent the re-emergence of the pest, which threatens livestock and public health, using the proven Sterile Insect Technique. flag The project complements upgraded facilities in Mexico and Panama, part of a broader strategy to strengthen national agricultural defense and reduce reliance on foreign production.

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