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There is a method for doing this. I can't seem to find the original article where I heard about this, but it was tested in some remote area in Africa and had a
by Myztiq 10y ago
There is a method for doing this. I can't seem to find the original article where I heard about this, but it was tested in some remote area in Africa and had a 90% reduction in mosquito population with just one application. Here is a more updated Zika flavored article about the same technique:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/07/health/zika-florida-gmo-mosquito/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/07/health/zika-florida-gmo-mosqui...
- kafkaesq 10y agoI'm only aware of the test conducted in Brazil, which had a claimed 80% reduction rate: Oxitec, which is owned by Maryland-based Intrexon Corporation, tested its mosquitoes in the small Brazilian city of Piracicaba and said the reduced the number of mosquito larvae by 80 percent in one area.