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I can see a couple of problems... Male ticks still bite, so they'd still cause problems. Although presumably lab ticks would be disease free. A bigger issue i
by wmil 6y ago
I can see a couple of problems...
Male ticks still bite, so they'd still cause problems. Although presumably lab ticks would be disease free.
A bigger issue is spread. Mosquitoes fly so you can do a release and they'll spread over a large area. Ticks walk. They can't travel as far. I suppose you could drop them from drones or a plane.
- StavrosK 6y agoThey'd cause problems for a few generations, until their population collapsed from a lack of females.
- learnstats2 6y agoI never thought 'Jurassic Park' would become a prescient warning.