During the night of last Thursday, July 3, The United States government He publicly announced that he is already preparing to be able to raw billions of copies of a kind of flywhich will later be launched from dozens of airplanes on cities in southern Texasmainly close to the border with Mexico.
Although for the inhabitants of these sectors in Texas the announcement seemed taken from a movie terrorit really is part of the Plans of the United States government to be able to protect to the population of a plague which could devastate the food industry dedicated to the production, processing and marketing of meat.
According to the American television network Univisionthis unusual flip technique has already given good results in the past and currently could prevent the Wild life In Texas, and could even save the lives of hundreds of pets In the state, since these animals would be the main affected.
“It’s a technology exceptionally good. It is a historical achievement in terms of the application of science to solve a large problem, ”said Edwin Burges, an attached professor at the University of Florida who is currently studying parasites In animals, especially in the cattle of the United States.
Millions of flies on Texas
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, President Donald Trump’s government will raise and subsequently launch millions of flies About Texas to combat the carnivorous larva of the BARRENOR WORM, An insect that can kill domestic animals and affect the meat industry of the entire nation.
The US government agency responsible for programs and services related to the Rural development of the country plans to intensify the breeding and distribution of adult male flies, which will be sterilized with radiation before being released in nature so that They appear With females in Texas.
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“After the launch of adult male flies on Texas, the eggs that females will put will not be fertilized And therefore, no will hatch. There will be less insects and, over time, the population of carnivorous larvae of the bulling worm is will extinguish”, Said the spokesman for the United States Department of Agriculture.
In addition, in accordance with the provisions of the United States authorities, throwing millions of flies on Texas is more effective And much more ecological than to eliminate plague through fumigation. Therefore, the Agriculture Department expects a factory to combat the worm in operation for September next.
Likewise, the US Department of Agriculture announced that it plans to open a Flug Distribution Center In southern Texas for December next, with the aim of matter and distribute millions of these insects from the Panama City, In case it is extremely necessary to combat the boreride worm.
“A bovine of 992 pounds You can die because of the borer threat”, He concluded Michael Bailey, the elected president of the American Association of Veterinary Medicine, who supports the launch massive of flies about Texas.