Symbiosis Marks Innovative Front in Battle to Control New World Screwworm

By V. Todd Miller

LSU AgCenter

Symbiotic relationships come in many harmless forms throughout nature: clownfish and anemones, whales and barnacles, and bees and flowers to name a few. Two LSU AgCenter scientists are studying how to use symbiosis to potentially control a dangerous pest that is anything but harmless — the New World screwworm.

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