The following submission statement was provided by /u/lughnasadh:

Submission Statement

This is great news, but it's worth remembering that of the 725,000 human deaths every year from mosquitoes, 600,000 of those are from malaria, and this technique doesn't work with the mosquitoes that cause it.

Still, what is hopeful about this technique is that it's so cheap and easy to operate. The boxes with the eggs can be easily distributed and take no special knowledge to operate. It really is as simple as just adding the right amount of water to the right schedule.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/yortnc/english_company_oxitec_has_released_a_simple_easy/ivfh008/