SNAPCHAT ACCOUNT. HIS INITIAL APPEARANCE IS SET FOR JUNE 18TH. A TEAM FROM THE USDA LAB IN AMES IS NOW IN TEXAS TO HELP WITH THE SCREWWORM OUTBREAK. THAT’S THE LAB THAT CONFIRMED THE CASE LAST WEEK. USDA SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. WITHIN ABOUT 24 HOURS, THAT TEAM FROM IOWA RELOCATED HERE TO KERRVILLE, TEXAS. WE NOW HAVE THE TESTING FULLY HERE IN KERRVILLE, TEXAS. SO WE KNOW THAT’S RIGHT RIGHT HERE. SO WE NO LONGER HAVE TO GO TO IOWA FOR THAT TESTING. SO THAT’S A HUGE, HUGE ADDITION. THE FLESH EATING FLIES CAN BE DEADLY TO INFECTED ANIMALS IF NOT TREATED. THE USDA SAYS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF STERILE FLIES WILL BE DISPERSED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS EACH WEEK TO HELP ERADICATE SCREWWORM. PLUS, THE USDA HAS A MONITORING SYSTEM IN PLACE ALONG THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER TO DETECT THE INSECT. DOZENS OF T

A United States Department of Agriculture lab team from Ames is now in the Lone Star State to help combat a screwworm outbreak, with testing now fully operational in the area.”Within about 24 hours, that team from Iowa relocated right here to Kerrville, Texas,” USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday. “We now have the testing fully here in Kerrville, Texas, so we no longer have to go to Iowa for the testing, so that’s a huge addition,” Rollins said. Screwworms, flesh-eating flies, can be deadly to infected animals if left untreated. The USDA says hundreds of millions of sterile flies will be dispersed across South Texas each week to help eradicate screwworms. The USDA also has a monitoring system in place along the U.S.-Mexico border to detect the insect. Dozens of treatments have been approved to remove screwworms from animals.

KERRVILLE, Texas —

A United States Department of Agriculture lab team from Ames is now in the Lone Star State to help combat a screwworm outbreak, with testing now fully operational in the area.

“Within about 24 hours, that team from Iowa relocated right here to Kerrville, Texas,” USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.

“We now have the testing fully here in Kerrville, Texas, so we no longer have to go to Iowa for the testing, so that’s a huge addition,” Rollins said.

Screwworms, flesh-eating flies, can be deadly to infected animals if left untreated. The USDA says hundreds of millions of sterile flies will be dispersed across South Texas each week to help eradicate screwworms.

The USDA also has a monitoring system in place along the U.S.-Mexico border to detect the insect. Dozens of treatments have been approved to remove screwworms from animals.