I really wish Intellectual Ventures had been serious about developing the photonic fence two decades ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser https://

I really wish Intellectual Ventures had been serious about developing the photonic fence two decades ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser No pollution, low risk of impact on other species, and safe to deploy in populated areas sounds really appealing in the era of climate change and invasive species like the tiger mosquitoes which have been changing the game in the United States. They made a pragmatic decision about cost for malaria prevention in Africa but I strongly share your sentiment and suspect that you could really drive the cost down by developing volume in the western countries where affluent people will pay more for their personal comfort and health than they donate for malaria control on another continent.