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The US has a plan to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes. Here’s why
Hundreds of millions of flies dropping from planes in the sky might sound like a horrible nightmare, but experts say such a ...
U.S. Plans to Drop Millions of Flies from the Sky to Prevent Spread of Flesh-Eating 'Man-Eater' Maggots
The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, ...
Houseflies will flee from homes and not come back if you do a 10-second task
Flies can be a real nuisance in the home, particularly during the warmer months, but there is a quick and easy way to stop ...
Millions of flies to be dropped over Texas to combat flesh-eating maggots
The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they'll kill off a ...
The government plans to drop a horde of flies over Texas border. Here's why.
By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...
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Tired of Fruit Flies Taking Over Your Kitchen? Try These Hacks
To get an insider's take on fruit fly prevention, we tapped entomologist Jody Green from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Green revealed the leading causes of fruit fly infestations and, most ...
Billions of flies to be bred and released in battle against flesh-eating maggots
Despite the plan sounding like something out of a horror movie, it is part of the government's bid to protect the US from a ...
Experts warn against viral hacks to keep pests out of homes this summer
If ant, fly or even rat infestations go untreated, they can lead to health hazards, including E. coli and Salmonella. While ...
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico ...