parasitic
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Texas ranchers are using drones, increasing inspections and stepping up use of insecticides to monitor and combat the parasitic fly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
However, the parasitic fly has been steadily moving north from Central America to Mexico since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Copper wires can carry very high frequencies too, but only for a few feet before the signal starts to degrade in strength due to certain parasitic effects.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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