Oh Good, Screwworms Are Back
timr
26 points
5 comments
June 10, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
Levitating
The Atlantic has two[1][2] rather good articles on the topic. [1]: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/flesh-ea... [2]: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/05/screwwor...
casey2
Apparently they feed larvae a warm slurry
Havoc
Chances of current US gov mounting a coordinated scientific campaign to get on top of this seem vanishingly small to me. They’re busy defunding and dismantling any gov operation that smells like science
atoav
Headline from March of last year: Bird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by Trump See: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/22636-bird-flu-screwworm... Elect stupid leaders, get stupid consequences.