Taurenzine
Taurenzine t1_ivg4f77 wrote
Reply to 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
EDIT: My point isn't really valid and a comment pointed that out for me. Death to the mosquitos
I'm not at all opposed to kicking the shit out of mosquitos but would it be possible to make a female mosquito that just doesn't drink blood? Because doing that would allow for thr populations to be maintained so that mosquitos can continue to be a food source for other animals. With the solution proposed here we'd be essentially killing all the mosquitos.
I dont know enough about wildlife to know if thats ok and tbh i dont care that much but it was a thought that I had
Taurenzine t1_ivgarvt wrote
Reply to comment by could_use_a_snack 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
You make a very good point and I am now fully on board