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gethereddout t1_ivg92ci wrote

Reply to comment by bossonhigs in English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae. by lughnasadh

I live in an area that has never had mosquitoes, but now suddenly does due to an invasive species moving in. So I think it’s worth asking whether certain animals are critical to an ecosystem, or merely a parasite

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