USDA Rebuffs Texas Fly Trap Amid Screwworm Threat: A Costly Reluctance to Protect America’s Cattle Industry
As the New World Screwworm edges closer to the U.S. border, the USDA dismisses Texas’s synthetic fly bait proposal, risking the nation’s cattle security and raising questions about bureaucratic inertia.
By National Security Desk | October 15, 2025