Screw worms

[hank4elk]

Just watched recent Rinella YT on screw worms......very disturbing.
With little to no real oversight or staffing by any US agency these days even more disturbing.
Just sent email to the folks at NM AG, where guy that gave talk works....only place in country doing so....disturbing.

 

[Gellar]

Just watched recent Rinella YT on screw worms......very disturbing.
With little to no real oversight or staffing by any US agency these days even more disturbing.
Just sent email to the folks at NM AG, where guy that gave talk works....only place in country doing so....disturbing.

Im working through the podcast now. Very fascinating while disturbing at the same time. With family members heavy in the cattle industry we were watching very closely last year as it was inching towards Texas.

The Sous Vide rewarming for frostbite bit at the begining was interesting too.

 

[Ben Lamb]

This thread had so much potential, but it's just about invasive agricultural pests that would crater our meat supply if they got established.

2 stars.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Ill give it a listen.

 

[hank4elk]

Update.
NWS has been exploding across southern NM.
Now infestations in Catron County, zones declared.
Info on NMDW (G&F) now. Big blob in the Gila with outer boundary up to my area. 1 case confirmed in the county.
New World Screw worm Awareness website.

I was about to rejoice in end of fly season. Less due to cold. Slow and easily smacked.
Had a few days of green bottles about. Most likely dead rodents.
I always watch my dog for wounds. She hates being fussed over as it is.

In game populations most likely too.

 

[Phaseolus]

The sad part is that we had pushed Screwworm all the way south past Panama just 25 years ago. The male sterile technique for control was working. Now, we are just completing a facility to produce
sterile male flies that is too small to even meet the needs of The United States.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Just watched recent Rinella YT on screw worms......very disturbing.
With little to no real oversight or staffing by any US agency these days even more disturbing.
Just sent email to the folks at NM AG, where guy that gave talk works....only place in country doing so....disturbing.

Well we all know who to thank