The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would open a new facility to combat the New World screwworm in Mexico after talks in Mexico City.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum last week to discuss plans to eradicate the flesh-eating parasite. The United States has been attempting to protect itself from the pest after it entered Mexico almost a year ago.
Now, the USDA says it will open a sterile fly production facility in the Mexican city of Tampico, on the Gulf Coast south of Texas. The facilities breed flies that produce no offspring, dwindling the screwworm’s population.
The USDA says Rollins also led a sizable trade mission to Mexico on her visit, pressing for exports into Mexico’s ethanol market and discussing next summer’s review of the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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