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SUN, 15 NOV · 71 ITEMS
"Efforts to reinstate sterile insect technique to combat screwworm" — Scientific American · Science & Medicine
The (SIT) involves releasing sterilized male flies to mate with wild females, suppressing reproduction. This method successfully eradicated the New World —a parasitic fly that infests livestock—from the United States and Central America by the early 2000s. After a resurgence in 2023, U.S. agencies and researchers are now working to reinstate SIT to control the outbreak again. The Scientific American article covers these renewed efforts.
The claim is solid, based on official USDA and research sources. Scientific American is a reputable secondary outlet reporting on primary government and scientific efforts to combat screwworm using SIT.
This is genuinely new coverage of ongoing efforts, with the article appearing alongside other reporting from 2025–2026 on the screwworm resurgence.