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inclamateredditor t1_ivgiftq 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

While reading about a similar technique for malaria carrying mosquitoes, there were concerns for gene transfer into or from the gmo mosquitoes.

There are many species of mosquitoe and fly that can fill the niche that species like bats and swallows depend on for food.

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