A facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.

When the US Department of Agriculture reported last week that it detected a case of New World screwworm in a Texas calf, ecologist Jeremy Radachowsky was not surprised.

The return of the New World screwworm is about more than a parasite. It is a warning. America has always been strongest when we prepare for tomorrow.

A facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.