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dustydeath t1_ivgjmng wrote
Reply to comment by AlphaMetroid 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
The second, but they've started trails for the malaria mosquitoes too. https://www.oxitec.com/en/news/oxitecs-malaria-program-receives-new-investment-to-expand-to-pilot-phases-in-two-malaria-affected-regions
dustydeath t1_iv8ij52 wrote
Reply to comment by Anonimase in [WP] "You fool!" cackled the Dark One, "No man can kill me!" "But I am no man!" bellowed the hero, as he unhinged his jaw. A grotesque sound filled the hall as they hacked up impossibly large balls of cloth. Unfurling, they stand and announce "For we are actually three trench coats in a halfling!" by Breadinator
In case you've not seen it before: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I2S36Ig_sOI
"Two Trench Coats Inside of a Kid", a sketch by Eric Feurer.
dustydeath t1_ivgk2cs 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
That is one of the advantages of this method, actually. It is species specific, as opposed to insecticides that kill lots of untargeted insects too.