A dangerous fly arrived in Texas

A dangerous fly arrived in South Texas. The fly is a screwworm. It eats the flesh of animals. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported this news. The fly came from Mexico. It crossed the border. This was the first time the fly crossed the border. The fly is very dangerous for animals. It hurts cows, sheep, dogs, and cats. The fly lays eggs on the animals. The eggs become larvae. The larvae eat the flesh. The animals will get very sick. Some animals will die. The USDA will work to stop the fly. They will use sterile flies. Sterile flies do not have babies. This will stop the fly population. The USDA used this plan before. It worked in other countries. The fly is a big problem for farmers. Farmers have many animals. The fly will hurt the animals. The fly will cost farmers money. People must watch their animals. People will report problems to the USDA. The fly is small but dangerous. The fly is a new problem in the United States. The fly is in Texas now. People were worried. They wanted to stop the fly. The fly can spread to other states. The fly can hurt more animals. The USDA had a plan. The plan was good. The plan used science. The plan used sterile flies. This plan worked in other places. The plan will work in Texas. People must help. People must look for the fly. People must tell the USDA. The fly was a problem. The fly was a danger. The fly was a screwworm. The fly ate flesh. The fly was in South Texas. The USDA said this was serious. The fly was a new problem. The fly came from Mexico. The fly crossed the border. This was the first time. The fly was bad. The fly hurt animals. The fly made animals sick. The fly killed animals. People stopped the fly. People used sterile flies. This was a good plan. The plan worked. The fly was a problem. The fly was a danger. The fly was in Texas. The fly was a screwworm. The fly ate flesh. The fly was small. The fly was dangerous. The fly was a problem for animals. The fly was a problem for farmers. The fly was a problem for people. The USDA said stop the fly. People helped. People watched. People reported. The fly was a problem. The fly was a danger. The fly was in South Texas. The fly was a screwworm. The fly ate flesh. The fly was a new problem. The fly was from Mexico. The fly crossed the border. This was the first time. The fly was bad. The fly hurt animals. The fly made animals sick. The fly killed animals. People stopped the fly. People used sterile flies. This was a good plan. The plan worked. The fly was a problem. The fly was a danger. The fly was in Texas. The fly was a screwworm. The fly ate flesh. The fly was small. The fly was dangerous. The fly was a problem for animals. The fly was a problem for farmers. The fly was a problem for people. The USDA said stop the fly. People helped. People watched. People reported.
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“A dangerous fly arrived in South Texas.”
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- 01“I found a wound on my cow.”
- 02“It had small eggs.”
- 03“I will call the USDA.”
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A dangerous fly arrived in Texas
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