A massive 22,000-square-foot sterile fly production facility has officially been opened in Metapa, Mexico, marking a “major milestone” in the United States’ fight against New World Screwworm (NWS) parasites, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on June 27.
Construction of the facility began just 11 months ago. The site will add 100 million more sterile flies to combat NWS spread once it becomes fully operational, the USDA said in a post on X.
“The more sterile flies we produce and deploy, the faster we can suppress and ultimately eradicate this devastating pest,” it said.
In May l2025, the USDA announced a $21 million investment in the Metapa facility….