Florida enacted emergency rules Friday to prevent the New World screwworm from making its way to the Sunshine State. The state created protocols to protect Florida’s cattle herds from the parasitic fly after it was found in Texas earlier this week. Florida will not accept any warm-blooded animals from infested zones until June 10, according […]
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Florida officials brace for risk of parasitic screwworm
“We are going to need a unified front from the government, our agricultural community, and the public to respond to this threat.”
