Massive Fly Factory Will Mass-Produce Flesh-Eating Parasites, But for a Good Reason

The United States government is dropping $8.5 million to build a factory in Texas that will mass-produced infertile New World Screwworm (NWS) flies, with the sole mission of eradicating a flesh-eating parasite that can wipe out entire herds of cattle.

According to multiple reports, the facility will produce millions of infertile flies and release them into the wild so they can mate with female NWS flies. The objective is to prevent female eggs from laying eggs in the open wounds of cows.