AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed plans to fight against the New World screwworm, which has disrupted the livestock and cattle industries.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New World screwworms is an invasive species that burrows fly larvae into fresh wounds of living animals like livestock, pets and occasionally people. The damage they cause can be deadly.

During a press conference, Rollins announced a new sterile fly production facility in Edinburg, Texas. The facility will breed three hundred million flies a week.

Additionally, the Trump administration will invest in the development of technology and work closer with Mexico to track the screwworm population.

"We have a lot of data to co

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