🌱 How new screwworm fly drops now shield livestock near Eagle Pass

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• How new screwworm fly drops now shield livestock near Eagle Pass

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• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Clouds and sun; breezy, hot, temps: high: 100, low: 71.
• Friday: Variable clouds; windy, hot, with a high of 98 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Commissioner Miller Applauds Expanded New World Screwworm Defense Operations Along Texas-Mexico Border (thepostnewspaper.net) — Sterile fly drops to combat New World screwworm are now being expanded northward along the Texas–Mexico border, reaching Maverick County near Eagle Pass. State agriculture officials say this biological barrier is crucial to protect livestock, wildlife, and pets, and they’re urging ranchers, hunters, and pet owners in the Eagle Pass area to watch for suspicious wounds or maggots and report them quickly.
   

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