The USDA is funding an Arizona facility and backing genetically modified fly trials to combat screwworm, a flesh-eating livestock pest resurging in US ranches. The approach uses GMO flies as a new tool in pest control strategy.
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Cool new tests of GMO flies are being used to fight flesh-eating screwworm, a livestock pest that is back and threatening US ranches. www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl... At a U.S.-funded facility in Panama, scientists are preparing to launch the first outdoor tests of genetically modified screwworm flies, a milestone in efforts to develop a...
USDA to fund Arizona facility to fight flesh-eating livestock pest Reuters