Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite Texas Governor Greg Abbott is worried about the slow progress of a new factory designed to breed sterile New World screwworm flies. This factory is a key measure to combat flesh-eating larvae that threaten the U.S. cattle industry. The facility is not expected to begin operations for over a year.

• Texas Governor Greg Abbott expressed concern about the timeline for a new factory.
• The factory is intended to breed sterile New World screwworm flies.
• This effort aims to protect the U.S. cattle industry from flesh-eating larvae.
• The factory is not expected to start operations for more than a year.