Screwworm Eradication Program records for the Southeastern United States, 1932-1959, bulk 1950-1959 | Screwworm Eradication Program records
1932-1959
The Screwworm Eradication Program Records for the Southeastern United States consist of documents describing various early proposals for eradicating screwworms, experiments and field tests in Florida and Curacao, the rearing and transportation of sterile flies, the building of fly-rearing facilities in Florida, the use of radiation to sterilize flies, treatments for wounded animals, and the eradication program in the Southeastern U.S. The materials include publications, surveys, reports, correspondence, research, and test data on radiation and treatment.
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Screwworm; Southern states; Archival resources; Control
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英语
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Screwworm Eradication Program Records for the Southeastern United States. Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library.
The Screwworm Eradication Program includes U.S. domestic and international agricultural programs to eliminate the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia americana) from the North American continent. A flesh-eating pest of warm-blooded animals, the screwworm was brought under control using Sterile Insect Technique, which emphasizes biological control methods. The technique used in screwworm eradication involves raising large numbers of sterile flies in production facilities. The sterile flies are then released into the wild fertile population to overwhelm and eliminate it through interbreeding.
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2024-02-27
2025-07-19
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