US EditionTexas Gov. Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration as Deadly Screwworm Flies Spread North in Mexico
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USDA deploys 100M sterile flies weekly against screwworms
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The United States Department of Agriculture announced it will be releasing 100 million sterile flies per week to help stop the spread of the New World Screwworm. According to a news release from the USDA, the organization will reallocate aircraft and sterile insects along the U.S.-Mexico Border. The New World [...]
Mexico City, 31 Jan (EFE).- The Government of Mexico undertook an operation to contain and reverse the advance of the cattle sweeper worm (GBG) and maintained that the recent decision of the United States to redirect the release of sterile flies to its border strip “is consistent” with the technical approach of the country. In a statement, the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), revealed that Mexico proposed since November …
The Government of Mexico intensified the actions to contain and reverse the advance of the cattle-sweeping worm (GBG), a pest that represents a high risk to livestock health. The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) stated that the recent decision of the United States to strengthen the dispersion of sterile flies in the border strip is consistent with the technical strategy proposed by Mexico since November 2025. In a stateme…
The operation is concentrated in Tamaulipas, Veracruz and the Huasteca Potosina.
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