A fly is a problem in Texas

A fly is a problem in South Texas. The fly is a screwworm. The screwworm eats animal flesh. The United States Department of Agriculture says this. The fly comes from Mexico. It crosses the border. This is the first time. The fly is very dangerous. It hurts cows and sheep. It hurts dogs and cats. People help animals. They look at the animals. They see the fly eggs. The eggs are small. The fly larvae eat the flesh. The animals get sick. The animals can die. The USDA works to stop the fly. They use special flies. These flies are sterile. Sterile flies do not have babies. This stops the problem. The fly is a big problem for farmers. Farmers have many animals. The animals are important. The fly is bad for the animals. The USDA says people must watch their animals. People must report problems. The fly is small but dangerous. The fly is a new problem in the United States. The fly is in Texas now. People are worried. They want to stop the fly. The fly can spread. The fly can hurt more animals. The USDA has a plan. The plan is good. The plan uses science. The plan uses sterile flies. This plan works in other places. The plan can work in Texas. People must help. People must look for the fly. People must tell the USDA. The fly is a problem. The fly is a danger. The fly is a screwworm. The fly eats flesh. The fly is in South Texas. The USDA says this is serious. The fly is a new problem. The fly comes from Mexico. The fly crosses the border. This is the first time. The fly is bad. The fly hurts animals. The fly makes animals sick. The fly can kill animals. People must stop the fly. People use sterile flies. This is a good plan. The plan can work. The fly is a problem. The fly is a danger. The fly is in Texas. The fly is a screwworm. The fly eats flesh. The fly is small. The fly is dangerous. The fly is a problem for animals. The fly is a problem for farmers. The fly is a problem for people. The USDA says stop the fly. People must help. People must watch. People must report. The fly is a problem. The fly is a danger. The fly is in South Texas. The fly is a screwworm. The fly eats flesh. The fly is a new problem. The fly is from Mexico. The fly crosses the border. This is the first time. The fly is bad. The fly hurts animals. The fly makes animals sick. The fly can kill animals. People must stop the fly. People use sterile flies. This is a good plan. The plan can work. The fly is a problem. The fly is a danger. The fly is in Texas. The fly is a screwworm. The fly eats flesh. The fly is small. The fly is dangerous. The fly is a problem for animals. The fly is a problem for farmers. The fly is a problem for people. The USDA says stop the fly. People must help. People must watch. People must report. The fly is a problem. The fly is a danger. The fly is in South Texas. The fly is a screwworm. The fly eats flesh. The fly is a new problem. The fly is from Mexico. The fly crosses the border. This is the first time. The fly is bad. The fly hurts animals. The fly makes animals sick. The fly can kill animals. People must stop the fly. People use sterile flies. This is a good plan. The plan can work. The fly is a problem. The fly is a danger. The fly is in Texas. The fly is a screwworm. The fly eats flesh. The fly is small. The fly is dangerous. The fly is a problem for animals. The fly is a problem for farmers. The fly is a problem for people. The USDA says stop the fly. People must help. People must watch. People must report.
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What does the screwworm eat?
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“The fly eats flesh.”
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Scenario: You see a strange fly on your farm animal.
- 01“I see a fly.”
- 02“The fly is dangerous.”
- 03“I tell the USDA.”
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A fly is a problem in Texas
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