Efforts to stop the New World Screwworm in Texas go high tech. Tech-Driven Border Strategy Targeting Screwworm EpidemicTexas received a visit this week from top federal officials at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. The visit was part of a demonstration of advanced technological tactics aimed at stopping the spread of the New World screwworm. Authorities have dispersed over 700 million sterile male screwworm flies along the Texas border to disrupt breeding cycles. Life Cycle Of The New World Screwworm This is how the new world Screwworm begins its life and continues.