Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo — Roughly 1,200 cases of screwworm have been reported in Quintana Roo, although only a small number remain active, according to Jorge Aguilar, head of the state’s Secretariat for Agricultural, Rural and Fisheries Development (SEDARPE).
Aguilar said reduced rainfall has kept the pest from spreading at a faster pace. Producers are continuing prevention and treatment work while they wait for the federal government to begin releasing sterile flies in southeastern Mexico.
He explained that fighting the screwworm raises production costs and demands more time from those who raise cattle, adding that these efforts must continue until federal support arrives.
The sterile fly production plant in Metapa, Chiapas, is already operating, Aguilar said, and the livestock sector is waiting for the program to expand into Quintana Roo.
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