fly

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But as the screwworm risk declined, the U.S. closed down most of its sterile fly production facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The female screwworm fly lays its larvae in a wound or an opening of an animal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

This summer, engineers plan to join Orion's crew module and service module and install the spacecraft's docking system, which will fly for the first time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

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

“Yeah, I think I need to fly out,” he tells her.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila