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Hood County urges federal action to combat emerging screw worm fly threat
Summary
Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution calling on federal agencies to accelerate production of sterile screw-worm flies and to authorize ivermectin feed premix amid reports of new infestations threatening livestock and wildlife.
Hood County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution on June 10 urging immediate federal action to combat an emerging new-world screw worm fly infestation that extension officials warned could threaten livestock, wildlife and rural economies.
County Extension staff briefed the court on the sterile-insect technique—the primary control method for…
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