flies
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Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Fruit flies are simple to breed and keep in the lab.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
On Nasa's most optimistic timeline, Artemis 3 flies in 2027 as a demonstration.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency had already deployed millions of sterile flies after the first Texas case was confirmed last week, and would continue with more releases in newly confirmed areas.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“Who is Lou Ann? And why are you staying with her?” she says as a book flies by us and lands with a thump in the wet grass.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
