USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announce New World Screwworm sterile fly facility in Texas

USDA APHIS/New World Screwworm Sterile Fly Production Facility

The USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a $750 million project to build the first US domestic sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. The facility will produce sterile male screwworm flies for release to control and eradicate the invasive New World Screwworm, a parasite that infects livestock wounds.

• First US domestic sterile fly production facility for screwworm control
• $750 million total facility cost
• Location: Moore Air Base, Edinburg, Texas
• Part of Secretary Rollins' five-pronged screwworm eradication strategy