Episode 1876 • • 28:53 - 34:12
1876: Screwball
Screwworm Outbreak in Gillespie County and Sterile Fly Programs
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticized the USDA's sterile fly program following a confirmed screwworm case in a goat in Gillespie County. Miller advocates for the Screwworm Adult Suppression System (SWAS) over the current method of releasing billions of sterile flies, which he claims is failing to stop the parasite's 1,100-mile march from Mexico.