World Screwworm Fly Infestation
Today is the first time I’ve heard or read anything about the New World Screwworm Fly Maybe climate change is helping it march north out of Texas?
The Texas Governor is certainly not waiting for the “next invasion” from Mexico, see Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration To Prevent New World Screwworm Fly Infestation
If you are an emergency manager and are thinking, “Well, that doesn’t have anything to do with me!” How contraire! You likely never lived through Mad Cow Disease and what that did to the beef industry and how emergency managers of all stripes got involved in that response.
Likely not something you need to stand up a task force for—just yet, but put it on your radar screen and as appropriate talk to your Ag Department’s counterparts about what is going on and at what point you, your jurisdiction will need to be involved.
On another similar note, there is already an invasive species here in the United States causing significant damage to freshwater lakes and irrigation pipes of all types and sizes, see Quagga and zebra mussels Multi-jurisdictional coordinated action is ongoing multi-state consortium of agencies trying to limit the spread of those mussels.
