• The New World Screwworm
  • Slide of infested cow by Animal and Plant Health Inspection...
  • Slide of treating ear of infested pig by Animal and...
  • Slide of infested lamb by Animal and Plant Health Inspection...
  • Slide of infested back wound on horse by Animal and...
• The Story of Screwworm Eradication
• The Impact of Screwworm Eradication
• The Life Cycle of the Screwworm
  • Slide of fly laying eggs in animal wound by Animal...
• The Larval Stage
  • Slide of infested wound with larvae by Animal and Plant...
  • Slide of larvae living in wound by Animal and Plant...
• The Pupal Stage
  • Slide of pupae burrowing into ground by Animal and Plant...
• Adult Flies
  • Slide of adult screwworm fly by Animal and Plant Health...
  • Film "The Screwworm," Excerpt 1, by United States Department of...
• Theory and Research Leads to Eradication Techniques
• The Discovery of Cochliomyia hominivorax, Mass Rearing, and the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Photograph of Dr. Emory Cushing, portrait by Agricultural Research Service,...
  • Photograph of Dr. Edward F. Knipling (seated) and Dr. Raymond...
• Dealing With Screwworms on Ranches and Farms
• Nearing a Solution
• Sterilization by Radiation
  • Photograph "Loading an Irradiation Chamber with Screw-Worm Pupae" by Entomology...
• Field Testing the Sterile Insect Technique: Sanibel Island
  • Photograph of researchers inspecting airplane chute for fly release by...
• The Curaçao Experiment: Eradication
  • Letter copy from B. A. Bitter to Bureau of Entomology...
• Eradication in the Southeastern United States
  • Photograph of Edward F. Knipling with colleagues inspecting ground meat...
  • Photograph of Edward F. Knipling with colleagues inspecting larvae trays...
  • Photograph of Edward F. Knipling with colleagues inspecting pupae on...
• Eradication in Florida and the Southeast
• Eradication Efforts in the Southwest: Rancher Support a Key
  • Brochure. 1966 July. "With Sterility Technique Screwworms Eradicated from U....
• Obstacles to Continued Eradication
  • Brochure by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States...
• Eradication Efforts Move to Mexico
  • Map. [1984]. "Avances en la Erradicacion del Gusano Barrenador del...
• Success Against the Screwworm in Central America

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