USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is using emergency funding to respond to the threats associated with growing outbreaks of exotic fruit flies and New World screwworm. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack approved the transfer of $213.3 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to directly support emergency response efforts domestically and internationally to protect fruit, vegetable and livestock industries and producers.
“Increasing our response efforts to exotic fruit fly and New World screwworm outbreaks is critical to minimizing their potential…
