The U.S. plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasite

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The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from infesting American cattle.

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