Federal and state officials are taking action to combat the spread of the New World screwworm (NWS), a pest that can pose serious and sometimes fatal damage to livestock and wildlife.
In mid-June, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a “sweeping five-pronged plan” to combat the growing NWS issue. In the announcement, Rollins stated $8.5 million would be allocated to create a “fly dispersal facility” at the Moore Air Base in Mission.
