Coverage dated November 10, 2026

USDA begins hiring for new Texas fly-breeding facility to fight New World screwworm

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to begin hiring for over 200 positions at a new fly-breeding facility being built near the Texas border to combat the spread of a flesh-eating parasite. The New World Screwworm Sterile Fly Production Facility is slated to open mid-2027 at the Moore Air Base …

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  1. River Bender

    USDA Hiring 228 Workers for Texas Screwworm Facility (opens River Bender)

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin hiring for 228 positions at the New World Screwworm (NWS) Sterile Fly Production Facility in Edinburg, Texas, starting this month.

  2. Border Report

    USDA facility to combat New World screwworm hiring hundreds (opens Border Report)

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    A sterile fly facility that is being built in the South Texas border town of Edinburg to combat the spread of New World screwworm is hiring hundreds of new workers.

  3. Fox26 Houston

    USDA begins hiring for new Texas fly-breeding facility to fight New World screwworm (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to begin hiring for over 200 positions at a new fly-breeding facility being built near the Texas border to combat the spread of a flesh-eating parasite. The New World Screwworm Sterile Fly Production Facility is slated to open mid-2027 at the Moore Air Base …

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