As for screwworm…
Honestly, the eradication of screwworm in North and Central America is one of the most amazing public health stories you’ve never heard of, and they did it with pretty much stone knives and bearskins.
Honestly, the eradication of screwworm in North and Central America is one of the most amazing public health stories you’ve never heard of, and they did it with pretty much stone knives and bearskins.
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I'd never heard of screwworm until this actual morning when I picked up Carly Anne York's book.
"The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog
And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science"
https://youtu.be/QFoOnS6CWSI
Man I miss Crieg Fugate.
*scans horizon in terror for wombats*
Wounds are the best, but she’ll take the nose, mouth or anus, she’s not picky. She pops in and lays her eggs.
i read a history of the screw called One Good Turn (highly recommend) and it was fascinating, and not the easiest thing even when humans were TRYING to make it happen
"Oh, look, the toad's smiling!"
"He's not smiling..."
I learned about the international screwworm eradication effort last fall and couldn’t stop talking about it for a month. Everyone I know hated me.