More Sterile Flies Needed to Combat Cattle Tick, What is Being Done?
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Americas need to produce and release around six hundred million sterile flies each week to contain the spread of the cattle tick between Panama and the United States, six times more than what is currently being generated. This challenge affects Latin America, a region that produces about 28% of the world's beef and between 7% and 10% of milk, meaning the expansion of the pest could have food security consequences beyond the affected livestock areas. In response to the resurgence, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have launched a project to strengthen pest control in Central America, Mexico, and the United States using the sterile insect technique.
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