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nevadagrl435 t1_ivji9ga wrote
Reply to comment by Alwayssunnyinarizona 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
In the case of Southern California they’ve been here ten years. It barely gets to freezing at night so they never die off. They’re so new people don’t know what to do about them. If dengue ever makes it to Southern California the people here are fucked.
nevadagrl435 t1_ivggvcv wrote
Reply to comment by Urag-gro_Shub 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
Yeah so many defend mosquitoes but they are often invasive. Not native. Like the feral cat population of Australia.
nevadagrl435 t1_ivkaw3m wrote
Reply to comment by Alwayssunnyinarizona 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
Per the news they came in on a shipment of lucky bamboo around 2011.