Sometimes, the government makes such unfathomable decisions, it almost looks like they’re trying to do a terrible job. This week, an agency in Florida came to one of those head-scratching conclusions.
Earlier this year, British researchers unveiled a plan to release millions of mosquitos in the Florida keys:
If British researchers have their way millions of genetically modified mosquitos will be set loose in the Florida in a large experiment to combat two viruses, dengue and chikungunya.
This would be the first time GMO insects would be set loose in a residential U.S. neighborhood and 140,000 protesters have signed a petition to stop the release.
But now it seems as if those protesters have wasted their time. The plan is going forward, despite the huge risk it may pose to the Florida keys community.
See what unintended consequence these residents are afraid of on the next page:
They used small pox against the Indians I think is a totally inhumane thing infects woman and children so they suffer also govt don’t care prolly part of his legacy he speaks if
I’m guessing these will mutate into 14″ pesticide and 12 gauge buckshot resistant monster mutant killer Zika and AIDs infested assault killer mosquitos. Like everything else the govt and scientists touch it is sure to go awry.
Night of the living dead
Good point Layne. surely ita not 100 percent effecrive, but certainly will disrupt their breeding cycles some.
You’re right Layne. Non gmo males will still breed. The GMo likely need to be continuously release dor several generations. This is a neat article that shiws how it works and cites the successful experiments conducted in brazil. It also sheds some light onto why it is important to use these GMo mosquitos. Also it talks of some failed human intervention with introduced species.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/04/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-zika/479793/
Yes if you’re going to release mosquitoes do it with an X Jean so that they breed themselves out of existence while they’re at it they could do that to the Japanese pine beetle and save the forests for my non-native species in the United States
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should!
Sounds likes the start of a sci fi horror movie.
Why do they have to$#%&!@*with everything? !!!!
What can go wrong