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I believe now they use sterile mosquito larva to achieve the same now [0], though it's from a youtube video so I'm not sure how much to trust it. [0] https://w

• foxyv 2y ago
  It's such a neat method because it is so inexpensive too. You take a bunch of mosquitos, irradiate them with just the right dose at the right time and then release them en-masse. https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/irradiated-mosquitoes.html#:~:text=Male%20mosquitoes%20are%20bred%20and,dengue%2C%20Zika%2C%20and%20chikungunya https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/irradiated-m....