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:
I hope it doesn’t wind up like the love bugs
soooo Releasing them is the answer?..wait” what about killing them first??
Nobody says anything about the altered screw worm flys used to wipe screw worms in key deer? And It worked ! Oh and screw worm is back, so with mind set don’t treat the problem and just let the Key deer go extinct ?
If that the cases of new mosquitos diseases, the Keys would be the worst place to release a weaponized bio organism . Just shut down the bridge and it’s contained . It would be the simplest quarantine ever.
And more problems…
What is gentically
With the government doing this what could possibly go wrong? Answer: EVERYTHING.
robo skeeters.
The release of gmo mosquito in South America resulted in the outbreak of Zica virus.
same people that developed the Obama health care website. this should work out well.