Officials discuss using Chase Field hangar to host sterile screw‑worm fly facility, timeline 'several years'

Aug 12, 2025

Commissioner Lenny said Bee County hosted state and federal contacts and industry representatives to examine using Chase Field hangar space to produce sterile screw‑worm flies; county could start production in existing blocked-off spaces while a permanent facility is built, but officials said the project would likely take several years.

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At the Aug. 11 Bee County Commissioners Court meeting, Commissioner Lenny described a recent visit by state and industry officials to Chase Field to evaluate the site as a possible host for a sterile screw‑worm fly production facility.

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