美国农业部在得克萨斯州建造了7.5亿美元的苍蝇工厂,以防治牲畜害虫,即新世界螺丝虫。 USDA builds $750 million fly factory in Texas to fight livestock pest, the New World Screwworm.

美国农业部正在德克萨斯州建造一个价值7.5亿美元的无菌苍蝇工厂,以对抗威胁畜牧业的害虫 -- -- 新世界螺旋虫。 The USDA is constructing a $750 million sterile fly factory in Texas to combat the New World Screwworm, a pest threatening the livestock industry. 该设施预计将每周生产3亿只无菌苍蝇,通过与野生雌鸟交配,生产无法生存的蛋,帮助减少寄生虫种群。 The facility, expected to produce 300 million sterile flies weekly, will help reduce the screwworm population by mating with wild females to produce non-viable eggs. 美国农业部还将在新技术方面投资1亿美元,并加强边境巡逻工作,以监测和防止虫害蔓延。 The USDA will also invest $100 million in new technologies and enhance border patrol efforts to monitor and prevent the spread of the pest.