Screwworm flies infesting local parks because we stopped using basic pest control years ago.
A group of us noticed a bunch of dead rabbits and squirrels near the creek behind the old mill. Turns out, it’s not just the heat—county officials confirmed a screwworm outbreak yesterday. But here’s the part that’ll make you spit out your coffee: they’re saying the worms are “naturally occurring” and want to manage it with “sterile releases” that cost millions. Since when is common sense extinct? I grew up here and we had a simple spray schedule for these things—kept the pests out for decades. Now we’ve got no budget, no action, and a park full of worms that can burrow into your dog’s ear. Got a photo of a mangled squirrel carcass that’ll turn your stomach. It’s in the comments. Someone tell me why we’re paying taxes for this nonsense instead of a five-dollar barrel of chemicals?