# Mexico boosts sterile fly dispersal as US reopens cattle trade

https://mins.news/en/item/30656

- Reuters, 2026-08-24 14:25 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-boosts-sterile-fly-dispersal-us-reopens-cattle-trade-2026-08-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8c54488f08580001b65837

> Mexico will step up releases of sterile flies in Sonora and Chihuahua to contain the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite, Agriculture Minister Columba Lopez said. The move comes as the United States prepares to gradually resume trade in Mexican livestock.

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