Secretary Rollins sends letter about screwworm spread to Mexican government

Secretary Rollins sends letter about screwworm spread to Mexican government

The threat of New World screwworm is looming, but not enough progress has been made towards containing it. Recently, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wrote a letter to Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Julio Berdegué Sacristán, urging the Mexican government to…

Cattle industry fears screwworms could return to the US

Ranchers, vets, and scientists are sounding the alarm on an invasive parasite called the New World screwworm as it gets dangerously close to (once again) devastating the US’ livestock. Put down your breakfast. A screwworm, which is actually a fly, lays its eggs (as many as 400 at a time) inside…

Secretary Rollins sends letter about screwworm spread to Mexican government | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

The threat of New World screwworm is looming, but not enough progress has been made towards containing it. Recently, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wrote a letter to Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Julio Berdegué Sacristán, urging the Mexican government to help prevent the spread of screwworm. NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane said that effort includes deploying a population of sterile male screwworms in order