I hope this experiment works!!! Florida will release almost 144,000 nonbiting male mosquitoes in the coming weeks engineered by the British firm Oxitec that are meant to mate with biting females, with any resulting female offspring unable to survive. Oxitec's small experiment in Brazil found the genetically modified mosquitoes reduced target mosquito populations by 80 percent, Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida (msn.com)
Read this on one of the FL Keys online newspapers. Am with you as we travel to Florida and the Florida Keys often.
I willing to try anything to get rid of these blood sucking pest. I had a young horse die a few years ago from West Nile Virus which is spread to humans and animals by mosquitos.
I say there are unintended consequences that could lead to the potential for big problems. I'm still not so sure Zika wasn't a test run.
I don't trust another experiment with nature. Remember when they cross bred different types of bees? How that work out? Hopefully it works. Maybe they can get try and get rid of stink bugs and deer ticks next.
When might there be some results if they are working or not? Second hatch this year, or more like a 5 year study?
