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==History of transboundary shipment of sterile insects==
Transboundary shipment of sterile insects has taken place on a continuous basis for 60 years (since 1963). The total number of sterile insects shipped has been estimated at more than one trillion in thousands of shipments across borders to 23 recipient countries from 50 sterile insect factories in 25 countries. During this long period and many precedents, no problems associated with possible hazards have been identified, and thus the shipment of sterile insects have never been subjected to any regulatory action. [https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/naipc/dirsit/SitePages/HISTORY%20OF%20TRANSBOUNDARY%20SHIPMENTS%20OF%20STERILE%20INSECTS.aspx?WikiPageMode=Edit&InitialTabId=Ribbon.EditingTools.CPEditTab&VisibilityContext=WSSWikiPage The table] shows the history of transboundary shipments which started in 1963 with the shipments of sterile Mexican fruit fly (''Anastrepha ludens'', Loew), from Monterrey, Mexico, to Texas, US.<ref>Read more information on [http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc%20/public/Guideline-for-Packing.pdf Packing, Shipping, Holding and Release of sterile insects].</ref>