U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Critical for Screwworm Control

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is closely monitoring the New World Screwworm situation. NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says the U.S. and Mexico are investing heavily in prevention facilities. “They’re moving dirt on dispersal facilities in Texas. They just announced the facility down in Mexico. That big multi-hundred-million-per-week sterile fly facility in Texas is the brass ring. That’s the thing we need to see moving to make sure we have the ammunition to throw at these things when they get further north.” Lane noted that cooler fall temperatures provide a temporary breather but stressed the need for continued action.