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Heat-sensing drones help find screwworms on the border

Headline from CW 39 Houston

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott looked up at the clear blue Texas sky Monday as Border Patrol agents launched drones that are now being used to find New World screwworm infections.

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  1. Valley Central

    Federal officials test drones to find invasive screwworms (opens Valley Central)

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    HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott visited Edinburg to watch a drone demonstration on how this technology will help detect the New World Screwworm.

  2. CW 39 Houston

    Heat-sensing drones help find screwworms on the border (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott looked up at the clear blue Texas sky Monday as Border Patrol agents launched drones that are now being used to find New World screwworm infections.

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