ADMIN NOTE: I welcome project contributors to comment on this controversial story from earlier this year regarding the release of genetically modified mosquito larvae to control the population of the introduced Aedes aegypti. All opinions welcomed, and please keep it civil and informed.

"Non-biting male mosquito larvae part of controversial program to curb spread of diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/28/florida-keys-genetically-modified-mosquito-larvae

Wed 28 Apr 2021 03.00 EDT

The Florida Keys will this week see the release of genetically modified, non-biting male mosquito larvae as part of a controversial program designed to curb the spread of insect-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever.

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and British firm biotech Oxitec announced last week that 12,000 of the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito species are expected to emerge each week for twelve weeks from six locations: two on Cudjoe Key, one on Ramrod Key and three on Vaca Key.

Eventually it is planned that hundreds of millions of the mosquitoes might be released."